100% Macabeo sourced from Mora’s prize holding: Las Iguales, an amphitheater 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 foudres for 12 months of elevage, then again to 500L used barrels for additional aging before bottling • 797 bottles produced • Certified Organic • Practicing Biodynamic (Demeter)
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Spain
Region:
Aragon
Variety:
Macabeo
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-FRO-40-22 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2025-12-05
"This opens with aromas of chamomile, white flowers, stones and a subtle hint of fennel. The palate is delineated, distinct and refined, with compact stone fruit running through its core and a saline thread that gives it energy. The finish is intense and vibrant, showing impressive length and contained ripeness that unfolds with elegance. This is the producer's top single vineyard, planted on a northeastern-facing site in the vicinity of Alpartir. Drink now or hold."
Wine Advocate
Score
97+
Date
2025-12-04
"The super pale and subtle white 2022 El Jardín de las Iguales Macabeo is a wine that feels a lot younger than it is, undeveloped and young. It comes from the same vineyard, a centenary plot, and with the same process as in previous years, fermented and matured in a 1,000-liter oak foudre. It has a complex nose with notes of dry yellow flowers and pollen and a round palate with texture, chalky minerality and a very long finish. It is complete and complex, just a more tender than the 2021, which was more chiseled. This is a wine that really grows in bottle. It was a success to hold it for one year before releasing it, and that's why the vintage in the market is one year older than the red. 1,305 bottles produced, a good year for quality and quantity. It was bottled in July 2024."
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2025-11-26
"The 2022 Macabeo Jardín de las Iguales from Aragón opens with nutty aromas alongside soft baked apple, grapefruit peel, herbs and a faint diesel note. Saline and compact on the palate, it delivers freshness and a fine talc-like texture on the finish. An original, characterful white with real personality—the kind that arises not from technique alone or from the vineyard itself, but from the seamless sum of both."
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
Vinous
Score
97
Date
2025-11-26
"The 2021 Macabeo Jardín de las Iguales from Aragón presents aromas of ripe green apple, marine nuances, nutty undertones, vermouth hints and wild herbs. Broad, saline and chalky, it delivers a long, nuanced palate with depth and definition. This wine speaks unmistakably of Spain, combining sun-driven ripeness with fine-grained chalk texture. It achieves the perfect balance between Mediterranean warmth and a respectful reading of the soil."
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)"