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Navatalgordo Tinto, Comando G 2023
Comando G
Bodega Comando G is made up of Fernando García, Daniel Gómez Jiménez-Landi and Marc Isart. They met in 2005 while at university where they forged their friendship based on a mutual passion: making first-rate Garnacha wines, which capture and express the terroir of the unique plots where the grapes are grown. Three years later, in 2008, they launched the Comando G (G for Garnacha) business venture. Although there are some who affectionately call them the ‘enochalados’ (‘crazy oenologists’), in reality, this ‘online cooperative bodega’ (as described by El Mundo Vino) is carrying out the very serious task of searching for old-vine vineyards planted with the Garnacha grape variety in the Sierra de Gredos, between the provinces of Madrid and Ávila.
Navatalgordo Tinto is a village level Garnacha from the high altitude vineyards surrounding Navatalgordo in the Sierra de Gredos, an area defined by rugged granite slopes, fractured quartz soils and a distinctly cooler, more continental mountain climate. The vineyards sit at significant elevation, typically above 1,100 metres, where extreme diurnal variation slows ripening and preserves exceptional freshness in the fruit. Old bush trained Garnacha vines are planted on poor, decomposed granite soils with very low fertility, naturally limiting yields and producing small, concentrated berries with lifted aromatic profiles. Fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts and a proportion of whole clusters, contributing spice, floral lift and structural clarity. Ageing takes place in large oak foudres and concrete vats to preserve transparency and avoid overt oak influence. The wine shows a focused and high toned expression of Garnacha, with red cherry, cranberry and wild strawberry layered with alpine herbs, white pepper and crushed stone. The palate is precise and linear, with fine grained tannins, vibrant acidity and a long mineral finish that reflects the altitude and austere granitic terroir of Navatalgordo.
Producer Comando G
Origin Old Castile, Madrid, Spain
Grapes Garnacha
Vintage 2023
Alcohol 14%
Style Medium body structured red
Production in 2022 2798 btls
Bottle size 750ml
Winemaking Minimal intervention, whole clusters are used, followed by slow maceration of 50 days, fermented in open oak vats and aged for 12 months in used 500lt French oak barrels.
Notes Biodynamic, Organic, Natural