Grape: Garnacha
95 Points James Suckling
A savory herbal touch to the fresh, airy red berry fruit. Some white pepper, wild strawberries, game and licorice, too. Racy and bright with grapefruit zest and pomegranate to the palate. Firm tannins but remains very silky and bright on the palate, showing great drinkability here. Drink now.
95 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
here's one vineyard in the 2020 Rozas 1er Cru that does not make it to the final blend in warmer years (2019 2017 2022) but does in cooler ones (2021 2020) so there's a little bit more wine of this vineyard blend from the village of Rozas de Puerto Real that follows the work in previous years. Due to COVID-19 there were no events or travels so they focused on their vineyard work like never before in their lives and this wine combines the floral character (rose petals) with the austerity of the granite. It's a little more generous than in 2018 and 2016 due to the last few days before the harvest when the weather got very warm. The texture shows the silt and iron from Rozas which makes it tight. 13,186 bottles and 150 magnums produced. It was bottled in January 2022. Comando G what to say about Comando G... They have been downsizing their operation and fine-tuning their wines that are expressive of their sites and their vintages achieving amazing precision. After years of working with old vines they started planting vines for the long haul ("We want these new vineyards to last 200 years not 80 years") and focusing on three locations: Navatalgordo Villanueva de Ávila and Rozas de Puerto Real. Today there are some 70000-80000 bottles in total but from 2023 onward there will be no more than 50000. These are highly sought-after wines that deliver world-class Garnacha. Unfortunately the prices are escalating.
Winemaker Notes
Rozas 1er Cru comes from several plots of Garnacha located near the town of Rozas de Puerto Real. Rozas 1er Cru is a lithe and winsome example of mountain Garnacha but with a deeper minerality and slightly firmer tannin, hence the Burgundian inspired name.
