Pena La Mora 1er Cru, Comando G 2023

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.

Peña la Mora 1er Cru is a single vineyard Garnacha from one of Comando G’s most elevated and isolated sites in the Sierra de Gredos, situated on steep, rocky slopes above Navatalgordo. Classified as a 1er Cru within the estate’s internal hierarchy, the vineyard is considered capable of producing wines of greater depth, structure and ageing potential than the surrounding village cuvées. The site sits at very high altitude, often above 1,200 metres, on extremely poor decomposed granite and quartz soils that force the old bush vines to root deeply into fractured bedrock. These harsh conditions result in very low yields and intensely concentrated fruit, while the extreme diurnal range preserves striking acidity and aromatic precision. Fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts and a high proportion of whole clusters, contributing floral lift, spice and finely etched tannins. Ageing takes place in large oak foudres and concrete vats, ensuring purity and site transparency. The wine is more structured and vertical than the village expressions, showing concentrated red cherry, wild strawberry and pomegranate layered with violet, wild herbs, white pepper and crushed granite. The palate is tightly coiled and powerful yet refined, with firm but polished tannins, vibrant acidity and a long, stony finish that reflects both altitude and the austere granitic terroir of Peña la Mora.

Producer  Comando G

Origin Old Castile, Madrid, Spain

Grapes Garnacha

Vintage 2023

Alcohol 13.5%

Style Medium body structured red

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 16 months in used 500lt French oak barrels.

Notes Biodynamic, Organic, Natural