Sierra de Gredos El Tamboril Comando G 2023 (750ML)

Only 400 to 800 bottles of El Tamboril are made each year, the number held down by elevation and the threat of frost at 1,200 meters in the Sierra de Gredos. Comando G, founded in 2008 by childhood friends Dani Landi and Fernando Garcia, farms the vineyard: a 0.2-hectare mixed planting of Garnacha Blanca and Garnacha Gris, now 70 to 75 years old and in conversion to organic. The grapes are picked by hand and pressed as whole clusters straight into a small oak vat, where they ferment on native yeasts. There is no malolactic fermentation, so the wine keeps all of its natural acidity, and it then rests for 14 months in a 220-liter demijohn before bottling. Pair it with grilled turbot, roast chicken with lemon and thyme, or a plate of jamón ibérico.