Summary of Daniel Gómez Jiménez-Landi's evaluation of the 2016 vintage
In 2016, Nature blessed the Sierra de Gredos with a perfect year, if such a thing exists in viticulture.
Autumn brought copious rains followed by a winter that was untypically spring-like, with plenty of brightness and sunny skies. The snow arrived late for its winter slot, towards the end of February, and the cold weather now didn't want to leave in the following months.
In spring, heavy showers come one after another, along with days of some light sunshine, which gave way to weeks of thick fog and silent drizzle. The summer storms brought, as they usually do, hailstorms which left their mark on the vines. Luckily, only 10% of the crop was lost and the rest of the summer period was kindly, confirming the fine harvest that was to come.
2016 was the reward for almost a decade of hard work of regeneration in the Sierra de Gredos. The vines, once weak due to the use of herbicides, now radiated life and light. The 2016 wines are profound, light and complex, with a finesse never previously attained, probably the best from Daniel Landi Viticultor.
Ratings and awards
2020
98 PK
2019
97 PK
2018
98 PK
95 SK
2017
95 PK
2016
97 PK
2015
95+ PK
PK: ParkerSK: Suckling
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker
Like the El Reventón, the 2020 Las Iruelas is now a wine from Comando G and no longer a Dani Landi wine, whose personal project came to an end with the 2019 vintage. As with El Reventón, this is still exactly the same wine from the same vineyard in El Tiemblo on slate soils, produced in exactly the same way, matured 50% in oak foudre and the other 50% in concrete. Since 2016, they harvest three times here, as they have three terroir units that behave quite differently. Since then, the wine has gained in precision, subtleness and elegance, combining more Mediterranean and Atlantic characteristics: floral, aromatic, herbal, honey, resin, a sensation of sweetness without being sweet, ethereal but with lots of energy, grip, depth and complexity. It's among the finest vintages for this wine, and the vineyard is slowly revealing itself as one of their finest. 3,401 bottles and 100 magnums produced. It was bottled a little later than the others, in May 2022.
