Ataulfos 2021 is one of the best single-varietal Garnachas from this country. A red wine of limited production crafted by the family winery Jiménez-Landi.
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General features
Grape variety
100% Garnacha tinta
Type of barrel
French oak barrels
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Barrel aging time
20 months
Capacity (cl)
75
General Information
Ataulfos 2021 takes its name from the plot where it originates, a unique terroir, the best owned by Jiménez-Landi in the surroundings of the Sierra de Gredos, with 1.5 hectares of surface area and a west-facing orientation. There, at an altitude of 830 meters, grow 60-year-old Garnacha vines, whose fruits are used to produce this fantastic red wine, elegant and balanced.
Bodegas Jiménez-Landi is one of the wineries responsible for the resurgence of Garnacha in our country. Their commitment to its recovery is one of their hallmarks, along with limited production and ecological and biodynamic agriculture. Although the winery was founded in 1963, its true and definitive takeoff occurred in 2004 with the launch of the project to reinterpret this variety in one of its historical areas of origin: the surroundings of the Sierra de Gredos.
Contrary to traditional concentration and power, Jiménez-Landi's Garnacha presents a fresher, more elegant, and subtle profile. This is the case of Ataulfos 2021, a superb red wine with 20 months of aging in French oak barrels, under the designation of origin D.O. Méntrida.
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.