{"product_id":"el-mago-garnacha-blanca-2023","title":"El Mago Garnacha Blanca 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFranck Massard is hands-down one of Spain’s most respected independent winemakers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOriginally from the Loire Valley and now based in Priorat, his wines combine French sophistication with Spanish power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePriorat isn’t cheap, so a few years back Franck ventured further southwest to Terra Alta on the hunt for great value and quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHe found a small family winery here who were ahead of their time - they were the first growers in the region to pioneer organic farming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTerra Alta is perfectly suited to organics. It has two winds - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEl Cierzo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e which is hot and dry and blows from inland, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGarbinada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, which is cool and fresh and blows in from the sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese winds keep the grapes in the vineyards healthy, dry and fresh.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFranck picks the grapes slightly earlier than most locals - this preserves even more freshness in the wine - and ferments in a mixture of stainless steel and concrete tanks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHe then ages the wine for seven months in old French oak barrels, which gives the wine lovely  texture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is everything I love in a white wine - textured, easy-drinking and lip-smackingly fresh.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WineSpark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51510698410315,"sku":"MAGGBLA23","price":16.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0645\/5483\/files\/ELMagoGarnachaBlanca2022.jpg?v=1716302457","url":"https:\/\/winespark.co.uk\/products\/el-mago-garnacha-blanca-2023","provider":"WineSpark","version":"1.0","type":"link"}