Ataulfos 2018 is one of the best single-varietal Garnacha wines from this country. A red wine of limited production made by the family winery Jiménez-Landi.
General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Garnacha tinta
Type of barrel
French oak barrels
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Barrel aging time
20 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Total acidity (g/l)
5.4
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
Ataulfos 2018 takes its name from the plot where it originates, a unique terroir, the finest owned by Jiménez-Landi in the Sierra de Gredos area, with 1.5 hectares of surface area and west-facing orientation. There, at an altitude of 830 meters, grow 60-year-old Garnacha vines, whose fruits are used to craft this fantastic red wine, elegant and balanced.
Bodegas Jiménez-Landi is one of the wineries responsible for the resurgence of Garnacha in our country. The commitment to its recovery is one of its hallmarks, along with limited productions and organic and biodynamic farming. Although it was founded in 1963, the true and definitive takeoff of the winery occurred in 2004 with the launch of the project to reinterpret this variety in one of its historical areas of origin: the Sierra de Gredos area.
Contrary to the traditional concentration and power, Jiménez-Landi's Garnacha exhibits a fresher, more elegant, and subtle profile. This is the case with Ataulfos 2018, a superb red wine with 20 months of aging in French oak barrels, belonging to the D.O. Méntrida.
Tasting notes
Cherry red in color with a low layer.
On the nose, balsamic notes dominate, along with red berries, floral hints, chalk, earth, and minerals.
On the palate, it is balanced, with ripe fruit present and floral notes.
The winery
Owned by the Jiménez-Landi family, the current history of this winery began in 2004 with the launch of a new project based on the reinterpretation of garnacha in a historic cultivation area: the Sierra de Gredos. Moving away from concentrations and power, Jiménez-Landi focused on showcasing the freshest, most elegant, and subtle profile of garnacha. International recognition would soon follow.
The high scores awarded by Robert Parker enabled this small winery with limited productions to achieve success abroad before gaining recognition within our own country.
The commitment to organic and biodynamic agriculture and the artisanal rigor in production are other hallmarks of a winery that champions natural practices: manual harvesting, grape stomping by foot, fermentations with native yeasts, minimal use of sulfur, and aging in large barrels to preserve the wine's personality to the fullest.