{"product_id":"bodegas-frontonio-valdejalon-el-jardin-de-las-iguales-macabeo-2019-75cl","title":"Bodegas Frontonio, Valdejalon, El Jardin de Las Iguales Macabeo 2019 - 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eMacabeo rarely gets to be the star — it's usually the quiet workhorse behind a Cava blend or a Rioja Blanco. Fernando Mora MW set out to prove it could carry a great wine on its own, and El Jardín de las Iguales is his case for the prosecution. The fruit comes from a single amphitheatre of old vines planted around the turn of the twentieth century, sitting at 700 metres on slate and limestone in Valdejalón, a wild, high corner of Aragón most people have never heard of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking is deliberate and slow: whole-cluster pressing, wild-yeast fermentation, then a long élevage in large old oak foudres before a further spell in used barrels. Nothing hurried, nothing that shouts. The 2019 is ripe but taut — sharp citrus over white blossom, an aromatic herbal lift, and a whisper of smoke and flint that surfaces on the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it's broad and saline, with a chalky grip that gives the wine real backbone. There's depth and layer here, the acidity keeping everything precise and salivating rather than heavy. This is white wine as a serious, ageworthy object — built to reward another five to ten years in the cellar, though it's already singing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't over-chill it. Around 11–13°C in a large Burgundy-style glass lets the texture and flinty complexity show. Decant a young bottle, or give it a good half hour of air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarrafina for its Spanish cooking and seriousness about wine. Noble Rot, whose list adores exactly this kind of mineral, old-vine white. Sabor in Mayfair, for grilled seafood and a bottle worth lingering over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurbot on the bone, roasted with a little butter, is the dream match. It's also lovely with grilled langoustines or a plate of aged Manchego.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55289208996164,"sku":"HO20602B19","price":154.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/208664220190100750_888daef6-a55d-489c-a2ea-777c544a6e61.png?v=1759088920","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/bodegas-frontonio-valdejalon-el-jardin-de-las-iguales-macabeo-2019-75cl","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}