Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A pure grenache suggesting dried cherries and herbs on the nose as well as some charcoal and more savory notes. Medium-to full-bodied with soft tannins and compact fruit. This would be the equivalent of a village wine as all the vines are planted around the village of Rozas de Puerto Real. Drink now.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2014 La Bruja de Rozas is produced from a variety of vineyards in the village of Rozas de Puerto Real. It's a fluid and fresh, fruit-driven Garnacha with a tantalizing nose of flowers, with an herbal twist, wild strawberries and a flinty hint. The palate has some sour cherry flavors with very good tension and minerality, ending dry. The other day I popped a bottle of the 2010 -- a vintage that can somehow compare with this 2013 -- and it's still fresh, so this should develop nicely in bottle. This is a great introduction to Gredos at a fantastic price. Rating: 91+
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Wine & Spirits
One of a growing number of Garnacha specialists in the high altitudes of Gredos, near Madrid, Comando G selects the grapes for this wine from Parcels around Las Rozas del Puerto Real. From intriguing notes of cigar ash, this opens to light red fruit, held tense and tight by firm acidity through a lovely, sweet finish.
Spanish red wine is known for being bold, heady, rustic and age-worthy, Spain is truly a one-of-a-kind wine-producing nation. A great majority of the country is hot, arid and drought-ridden, and since irrigation has only been recently introduced and (controversially) accepted, viticulture has sustained—and flourished—only through a great understanding of Spain’s particular conditions. Large spacing between vines allows each enough resources to survive and as a result, the country has the most acreage under vine compared to any other country, but is usually third in production.
Of the Spanish red wines, the most planted and respected grape variety is Tempranillo, the star of Spain’s Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions. Priorat specializes in bold red blends, Jumilla has gained global recognition for its single varietal Monastrell and Utiel-Requena has garnered recent attention for its reds made of Bobal.