Comando G

20 February 2025

In the early days of their Comando G project, Daniel Gómez Jiménez-Landi and Fernando García made an annual pilgrimage to Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Sleeping in a van in the fields by Château Rayas, they would wander the vineyards and contemplate the wine made there - the world’s greatest Grenache. By the time they were allowed out of the van and into the winery, Comando G had become one of Spain’s most thrilling new-wave wine projects, sparking a Garnacha revival and inspiring a cult following that continues to grow.

Comando G’s vineyards are in the Gredos Mountains, west of Madrid. Here, largely abandoned bush vines grow among fig and olive trees at high altitude. With big day-to-night temperature swings ripening intense, well-balanced fruit, it’s the perfect spot for two winemakers taking Château Rayas as their lodestar. Farming is biodynamic and fermentation takes place in open-top casks with wild yeasts. The range is organised along Burgundian lines, with ‘village’ wines rising to superior, single vineyard bottlings with their own characters.

Intense, yet ethereal, Comando G’s Garnachas have a top Pinot Noir-like elegance. In just a few years, they have risen to Spanish royalty, alongside Vega Sicilia et al. Our latest allocation is available now. 

 

Comando G 'La Bruja de Rozas' Tinto 2022 (£28)
The entry level wine offers a taste of the Comando G magic for a fraction of the price of the single-vineyard crus.

Comando G 'Villanueva' 2023 (£47.50)
One of three 'village' wines, this one from northern Gredos.

Comando G 'Rozas' Tinto 2022 (£50)
The second ‘village’ wine, this time from the southern part of Gredos.

Comando G 'Navatalgordo' Tinto 2022 (£55)
The final 'village' wine, and another from northern Gredos.

Comando G 'Las Rozas 1er' 2021 (£53)
‘Premier Cru’ level wine from higher altitude vineyards in the Rozas de Puerto Real village.

Comando G 'La Breña 1er' 2022 (£101)
'Premier Cru' from a small parcel close to the Rumbo al Norte vineyard.

Comando G 'Garcia-Alix' 2020 (£112)
A one-off blend for the 2020 vintage with fruit from two of the best plots: ‘Los Canchones’ and ‘El Reventón’.

Comando G 'Peña la Mora 1er' 2022 (£197.50)
A ‘Premier Cru’ wine from the lower part of the El Tamboril vineyard.

Comando G 'El Reventón' 2022 (£197.50)
From a plot at 950m altitude, planted in 1943 on a rare outcrop of slate.

Comando G 'El Tamboril' 2022 (£197.50)
From a tiny (0.2ha) north-facing vineyard at 1230m on granitic sand.