Comando G La Bruja 2024

Bodega Comando G is made up of Fernando García and Daniel Gómez Jiménez-Landi. 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 bonho G (G for Garnacha) business venture.

Although there are some who affectionately call them the ‘enochalados’ (‘crazy oenologists’) 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, located between the provinces of Madrid and Ávila. And the truth is that their work represents an authentic breath of fresh air, both in the winemaking process — extracting the personality from each individual plot. There are three hectares of old Garnacha vines spread out among the villages of Cadalso de los Vidrios and Rozas de Puerto Real, near the Sierra de Gredos mountains, on granite soil and at an altitude of between 900 and 1,000 metres.

La Bruja is made from the grapes grown in two vineyards located in Cadalso de los Vidrios (Madrid) which together add up to 2.5 hectares of granite soils, planted with 50- to 80-year-old vines. The grapes from both vineyards are fermented and aged separately in wooden vats, using native yeasts and gentle maceration processes. Ageing takes place in French oak, first in 25- Hl vats and then in 500-litre barrels, over a total of five months, which produces 5,000 bottles. This wine, according to its creators, is “jovial and young, it’s the pure essence of fresh fruit, and a great introduction to the world of our Garnacha wines”. Its enchanting labels — which show the ‘bruja’ (the witch) carrying out various winemaking tasks — change with every vintage.