2020 Las Uvas de la Ira, Daniel Gómez Jiménez-Landi, Méntrida, Spain
Critics reviews
The grapes for the village red El Real De San Vicente 2020 Las Uvas de la Ira were picked before the abundant rains of mid-September, as it's a warmer place than other villages in Gredos, and the wine has a little more the character of a ripe year (it reached 15% alcohol) with tons of spices, wild berries, herbs and flowers with a note of pollen. Picking the grapes before the rain in Real del San Vicente was the right decision, and they consider the single-vineyard Cantos del Diablo (which unfortunately I didn't get to taste) as the best vintage for that wine so far. This is medium-bodied and balanced, with very fine grainy tannins.
Drink 2021 - 2026
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Nov 2021)
Pale strawberry colour. SO sweet but utterly charming and gorgeous! Pure flattery. And the sweetness is matched by acid and structure. Like a soft down pillow to sink into.
Drink 2022 - 2027
Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com (Apr 2022)
Essential to include a wine from Daniel Landi, who did so much to launch Garnacha. ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ is a blend of the ethereal and the earthy. Aged in very large foudres.
Drink 2022 - 2026
Sarah Jane Evans MW, Decanter (Mar 2022)
About this WINE
Daniel Landi
Grenache/Garnacha
Grenache (Noir) is widely grown and comes in a variety of styles. Believed to originate in Spain, it was, in the late 20th century, the most widely planted black grape variety in the world. Today it hovers around seventh in the pecking order. It tends to produce very fruity, rich wines that can range quite widely in their level of tannin.
In many regions – most famously the Southern Rhône, where it complements Syrah and Mourvèdre, among other grapes – it adds backbone and colour to blends, but some of the most notable Châteauneuf du Pape producers (such as Château Rayas) make 100 percent Grenache wines. The grape is a component in many wines of the Languedoc (where you’ll also find its lighter-coloured forms, Grenache Gris and Blanc) and is responsible for much southern French rosé – taking the lead in most Provence styles.
Found all over Spain as Garnacha Tinta (spelt Garnaxa in Catalonia), the grape variety is increasingly detailed on wine labels there. Along with Tempranillo, it forms the majority of the blend for Rioja’s reds and has been adopted widely in Navarra, where it produces lighter styles of red and rosado (rosé). It can also be found operating under a pseudonym, Cannonau, in Sardinia.
Beyond Europe, Grenache is widely planted in California and Australia, largely thanks to its ability to operate in high temperatures and without much water. Particularly in the Barossa Valley, there are some extraordinary dry-farmed bush vines, some of which are centuries old and produce wines of startling intensity.
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The grapes for the village red El Real De San Vicente 2020 Las Uvas de la Ira were picked before the abundant rains of mid-September, as it's a warmer place than other villages in Gredos, and the wine has a little more the character of a ripe year (it reached 15% alcohol) with tons of spices, wild berries, herbs and flowers with a note of pollen. Picking the grapes before the rain in Real del San Vicente was the right decision, and they consider the single-vineyard Cantos del Diablo (which unfortunately I didn't get to taste) as the best vintage for that wine so far. This is medium-bodied and balanced, with very fine grainy tannins.
Drink 2021 - 2026
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Nov 2021)
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