Winemaker Notes
Com tu is a red wine with complex aromas on the nose where notes of red and black fruits are accompanied by an interesting citrus hue reminiscent of orange peel, and a mineral touch. On the palate it is delicate but full-bodied with refined tannins and very well-integrated wood, which allows the fruit to express itself honestly and with a hue of freshness. It is an elegant and flavoursome wine.
The label is the result of a collaboration between my mother Isabelle, a great artist, and myself. If you look at it closely enough you will see two eyes, and within them a man and a woman, of a different race, holding hands through the glasses. They need each other so the glasses don’t fall off. This is the way I see that there is no future for men without women, no future with ethnic groups confronted; strength comes in numbers. The nose is my signature. There is no edge on the picture, this gives people freedom to decide whether it is a man or a woman. The name of the wine is written over the mouth with different type of letters. The “C” refers to my curly hair. The “O” refers to the mouth, like the shape of an open door, (by the way, this is the same symbol the Japanese use;) open up and communicate among ourselves in order to avoid confrontation, in a world where war has already caused enough harm. The “M” for music, that soothes the animals and brings about peace (at least it does to me). The “T” are two pencils put together in perpendicular, as I like writing. And last but not least, the “U” is a bush, being a lover of nature as I am, it had to be there.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2017 Com Tu is a Garnacha from La Figuera, from white and red soils (with some more clay). It matured in old 4,000- and 5,000-liter oak vats for one year, a shorter élevage, as it's a lighter year. The fruit is a little riper, and the wine is juicy and has the austere tannins of the limestone soils. It reminds me of a Garnacha from Châteauneuf.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Coming from 35- to 50-year-old Garnacha vines, the 2017 Com Tu offers a pretty strawberry and red currant-scented nose as well as plenty of peppery spice and flowery incense nuances. With medium-bodied richness, ripe, polished tannins, and terrific overall balance, this charming, undeniably delicious Monstant is well worth drinking and following over the coming 7-8 years.
Grenache thrives in any warm, Mediterranean climate where ample sunlight allows its clusters to achieve full phenolic ripeness. While Grenache's birthplace is Spain (there called Garnacha), today it is more recognized as the key player in the red blends of the Southern Rhône, namely Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône and its villages. Somm Secret—The Italian island of Sardinia produces bold, rustic, single varietal Grenache (there called Cannonau). California, Washington and Australia have achieved found success with Grenache, both flying solo and in blends.