Vinos de Madrid DO Comando G Las Umbrias 2023

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Vinos de Madrid DO Comando G Las Umbrias 2023

The wine

Las Umbrías is a single-variety Grenache cuvée, produced from a half-hectare, east-facing, granite-soil parcel, perched at 1000m altitude. Grenache is the only variety grown here and the grapes are picked by hand. In the spirit of biodynamics, the vinifications involve as little intervention as possible. Vinified with indigenous yeasts and aged for 12 months in 500l tuns. In tasting this is a delicate wine with a highly aromatic bouquet; red fruit mingles with floral notes, spice and cedar. At once elegant and powerful in the mouth with good structure and well-balanced by a fine acidity. Great aromatic complexity and lingering finish. A powerful and elegant wine with an ageing potential of 10-15 years, it should be served at 16°C after being decanted. Pair it with a starter like mediterranean vegetable tart, or a lasagne dish.

Daniel Landi and Fernando Garcia are childhood friends. They decided to crzeate Comando G in 2008 in the mountainous Sierra de Gredos region, not far from Madrid. The went on the search for vineyards planted in the most difficult, remote areas. Garnacha (Grenache) is their grape variety of choice, and their ambition is to make wines which rival the elegance and finesse of a Burgundian Pinot Noir or a Syrah from Hermitage. The 10-hectare domain is entirely biodynamic, and the vines aged 50 to 80 years, planted between 850 and 1,200 metres of altitude on soils of sand, granite, ardoise and quartz. The combination of well-draining soils, high altitude and a clement micro-climate guarantees a long growing season, wines which are not too high in alcohol and extremely refined.