Méntrida DO Vinicola Mentridana (anciennement Daniel Jimenez-Landi) Cantos Del Diablo 2023

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Méntrida DO Vinicola Mentridana (anciennement Daniel Jimenez-Landi) Cantos Del Diablo 2023

The wine

Daniel Jiménez-Landi is one of the three founders of Comando G, a domain found near to Madrid. The Cantos del Diablo cuvée is a single-varietal wine made from Grenache grapes. The vines used are around 60 years old and they are grown following biodynamic principles. The property is in El Real de San Vincente, a little village at 900 metres of altitude with Mediterranean influences that bring character to the wine. Once harvested, the grapes undergo a cold maceration before being fermented using only indigenous yeasts. This wine is matured for 14 months in oak foudres and casks. This is an expressive cuvée, both on the nose and the palate, and we sense notes of red fruit like raspberry, strawberry and redcurrants. The finish is long-lasting. Serve this wine at 16°C with roasted veal or sautéd beef!

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.