La Uvas de la Ira, or “The Grapes of Wrath,” is a compelling and thought-provoking cuvée of Garnacha from several sites. The 2021 Las Uvas de la Ira, produced and sold before by Dani Landi, is now a wine from Vitícola Mentridana under the direction of Curro Bareño, who takes over in this vintage. Notably, longtime friends Dani Landi and Fernando Garcia are behind one of my all-time favorite Spanish labels, Comando G. All these projects demonstrate how distinctive wines from Sierra de Gredos can be. The 2021 La Uvas de la Ira is beautifully perfumed and textured. It oozes complex and tantalizing flavors of red and black berries, flower petals, spice, and wet earth. It is high in acid and marked by persistent but well-integrated tannins.
Vitícola Mentridana, Castilla-La Mancha (Sierra de Gredos, Spain) Garnacha 2021
By Miranda Franco