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Description
"At the crossroads of classicism and unpretentious cool, Landi and García have introduced a new audience – of both drinkers and collectors – to a finer side of Spanish wines."
- Ines Salpica (Decanter Magazine)
Comando G’s new village wine from Villanueva de Ávila might just be their most complete yet. It’s a pure, old-vine Garnacha from a handful of high-altitude plots (La Cañada, Las Herguijuelas, El Robledillo), sitting around 1000 metres up in the Sierra de Gredos. These sites are a little different - soils have more silt mixed into the usual decomposed granite, and that extra finesse shows.
The 2022 vintage was tough going - hot, dry and unforgiving - but you wouldn’t know it from this wine. It’s calm, subtle, and seriously refined. Whole bunches, gentle maceration, wild ferments, ageing in large old oak and demijohn—no flash, no fuss, just detail and restraint. It’s not a big wine, but it’s long, savoury and full of quiet energy. No sulphur added during vinification, just a touch at bottling.
For those who think Garnacha is all heat and weight, this turns that idea on its head.
96 points
"Subtle and delicate but with energy and power, this village red from Villanueva de Ávila shows ethereal floral, herb, and nutmeg notes. Medium-bodied with fine silty tannins, a textured palate, and a long, tasty finish. Austere and elegant, with excellent aging potential. 2,798 bottles produced."
- Luis Gutiérrez (The Wine Advocate)
