Uruguay
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The expression of our Tannat is an intense red and black fruit wine with lingering aftertaste, freshness and softness.
TOP 10 WINES IN THE US PRESS THE DRINKS BUSINESS Bodega Garzón Tannat, Uruguay
Sandra Silfven, writing in the Detroit News, picked this “dark as night” Tannat from Uraguay packed with black fruits. She said: “Uruguay? Tannat? The question marks keep rolling. This wine is a surprise. Uruguay is tucked along the South Atlantic between Brazil and Argentina — and Italian consulting winemaker Alberto Antonini thinks like a New World vintner creating wines with Old World power and finesse. Tannat is the signature red-wine grape of this country. This baby is Ink Central. Think zombie teeth: It’s dark as night, intense, dense, and packed with fruit. Think berries, plums — and spicy black pepper, dark chocolate and espresso coffee. It’s fermented in those concrete egg-shaped fermenters that are trending in contemporary winery circles and aged in French oak. The winery uses sustainable building materials, terraced design and gravity flow.”
Bodega Garzón is close to Punta del Este, La Barra and Jose Ignacio, the Uruguayan Paradise at its best, with mesmerizing landscapes, and the perfect combination of past, present and future.
Located only 11 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, numerous small vineyard blocks cover the slopes and hills and benefit from varying micro-climates and different levels of humidity and canopy management. This allows the vines to develop with maximum exposure to the sun providing rich fruit. The vineyards are surrounded by an extensive forest, rocky soils, boulders and natural palms.
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Gold Medal winner Vino Sub30 2013 Uruguay
Tannat, an emblematic grape from Uruguay — where it has always been cultivated —, has found in Garzón the best soil to produce a quality aged wine (reserva) that combines a distinctive character and elegance with a complex touch of red fruit (cherry and raspberry) and black fruit (plum), tobacco, chocolate, and spices such as white pepper. It leaves an intense taste, with juicy, smooth tannins.
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GARZÓN ALBARIÑ0 TOP 10 Value Buys from South America Decanter Magazine, Oct. 2015 “Crisp apple and lime aromas are lifted by the floral tones. Ripe, approachable peach and nectarine fruit fill the creamy palate, lapping at the juicy, lively acidity. Fresh and sophisticated without trying too hard.”
This Albariño wine from Garzón will be the icon of Uruguayan wines, portraying ripe aromas of white peaches, citrus fruits like grapefruit and featuring floral notes of jasmine.
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Deep, opaque garner color. The nose is floral with fresh violet, earth and minerals. The palate is highly rewarding with blackberry, plum, spice, chocolate and mint. Medium body and pleasant acidity. Great example of the outstanding wines produced in Uruguay.
Bold, hearty and full flavored. Chocolate, leather scents as well as blackberries. Beautiful finish. Slight oak hints as well. Right amount of acidity.