100% Macabeo sourced from Mora’s prize holding: Las Iguales, an amphiteater planted at the turn of the 20th century at 700 meters on slate and limestone • macerated for 40 hours before whole-cluster pressing and spontaneous fermentation in fudre • racked to clean fudres for 12 months of elevage, then again to 500L used barrels for additional aging before bottling • 800 bottles produced • Practicing Organic (in conversion)
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2020
Country:
Spain
Region:
Aragon
Appellation:
Valdejalon
Variety:
Macabeo
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-FRO-40-20 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
97
Date
2023-05-31
"The 2020 El Jard¡n de las Iguales Macabeo was produced with the grapes from a singular vineyard that was planted in 1890 on sloped slate soils. The grapes were picked on September 4 and fermented in a 1,000-liter oak foudre with indigenous yeasts after 40 hours of maceration with the skins. It matured in the foudre for 12 months. It has 13.5% alcohol and remarkable freshness (pH 3.12 and 6.2 grams of acidity). It follows the line of the 2019; I see both vintages as very complete, nuanced, elegant and fresh. This is a little slimmer, and there's more electricity. It's a little more floral and very tasty. Only 812 bottles were filled in April 2022."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
98
Date
2024-11-14
"The white 2021 El Jard¡n de las Iguales Macabeo is truly spectacular. I tasted it next to all the other vintages of this wine, and I believe it's the nicest so far. It has complexity and depth, layered and nuanced, precise, clean like a laser cut, with a vibrant palate, pungent flavors and acidity that makes you salivate, with tension and backbone. The first vintage, the 2016, is still young and lively, and there's a lot more precision here; so, I guess this is going to age for a long time in bottle. It fermented and aged in a 1,000-liter oak foudre for one year."
2021
Jancis Robinson
Score
17+
Date
2024-03-15
"Complex and concentrated, with a yellow-fruit core, orange blossom and roasted almonds. The gentle grippy texture and very bright acidity make it very appealing and make me think of enjoying it with food. The finish is very long, perfumed and pleasantly nutty. (FG)"