2016 Mataborricos
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The unoaked 2016 Mataborricos, aged in terracotta amphorae is a blend of Garnacha and Cariñena. This bottling began in 2014 and the 2016 also contains Listán Prieto (aka Pais, Mission, Criolla Chica...) a grape from Castilla, a simple artisanal wine produced as it was done in the zone before oak was used and all wines were in clay tinaja. It has a sharp palate with electric acidity, with precision and finesse, fine-grained tannins and is like a highly drinkable Beaujolais. There is an organic, earthy feeling to it, with a 'natural' twist. There were 1,300 bottles produced.
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
About the producer
Created by Fernando García and Daniel Gómez Jiménez-Landi in 2008, Comando G is one of Spain’s leading producers. Making single-site, old-vine Garnacha in the Sierra de Gredos, the duo has been at the forefront of Spain’s new-wave movement and its wines are some of the country’s most sought-after.