Winemaker Notes
Comando G’s “village” wine, La Bruja de Rozas is sourced from several vineyards in the vicinity of Las Rozas de Puerto Real. Pure Garnacha from granitic sand, La Bruja is perfumed and lively with plenty of fruit with a backbone of acidity and fine tannin. Hand harvested, natural yeast fermentation and a long maceration followed by nine months in 30-60HL oak vats.
Professional Ratings
-
James Suckling
Slate, blackberry and black-cherry aromas that follow through to a full body with density and tight, layered tannins. Some Spanish-cedar undertones. An opulent yet polished and silky mouth feel. Drink or hold.
-
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
I know the 2018 La Bruja de Rozas pretty well, not only because I have tasted it repeatedly before but also because it's a wine that I always buy, and I've gone through a case of this excellent 2018 already. But I wanted to put it in context of the rest of 2018s and the 2019 that was also bottled at the time of this tasting in November 2020. Time in bottle has also done it good: there is more finesse, the herbal notes have been polished, and the light comes through more clearly. The palate is more austere, more serious, think cold stones, sharp and narrow. This is getting more serious. This is the finest vintage for this cuvée to date and an excellent value. A wine to buy by the case... if it's still available!
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.