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    THE VERDICT

    Feb 05, 2020 5 minutes

    Garnacha Blanca may not be as well known as Spain’s other native white grapes, but for adventurous wine lovers, that’s undoubtedly part of its appeal. Not even our panel of expert judges were quite sure what to expect from this varied line-up of wines – though they were certainly keen to see how the grape is performing across different regions of Spain.

    ‘There was quite a variety of flavours and styles here,’ explained Pierre Mansour. ‘So trying to define exactly what Garnacha Blanca means for Decanter readers is quite tricky.’ Sarah Jane Evans MW agreed. ‘There are many more styles of Garnacha Blanca than you could guess. But they are all very interesting wines,’ she pointed out.

    ‘The main thing is that Garnacha Blanca used to be very alcoholic, with low acidity – not a wine that you’d receommend,’ said Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW. ‘But this is not the case now. In this tasting we had at least 50 wines that were very well made,

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