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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2019 (based on 32 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.5 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 38 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by djhammond on 9/2/2019 & rated 90 points: My first time trying a Uruguayan wine, and indeed the grape varietal, and I was very pleasantly surprised. It definitely needs a decent time in the decanter, but once open is an interesting wine. It is a big beefy wine and really needs to be accompanied with food. It is perhaps a little one dimensional, but all in all a recommended experience. (1295 views) | | | Tasted by westopherguy on 9/2/2018 & rated 80 points: Nose is meaty, roasted chicken — some dark fruit. Palate is bracing. It’s overwhelmingly tobacco; it tastes like a smoking lounge smells — and I do not mean that as a compliment — mixed with dark fruit jam. The bottle is not flawed, but I find absolutely nothing to enjoy here. The rest of the bottle (which is pretty much all of it) will be going into a sauce — if I dare use it for that, even. (1282 views) | | | Tasted by StasMedvedev.lv on 5/16/2017 & rated 85 points: Deep purple color. Persistent nose of black fruits, lots of oak and excessive sweetness with hints of game. Firm tannins, finish is very short. This particular wine is not interesting at all, but no faults spotted.
Tannat is now getting huge in Uruguay and is big success there. I personally would rather prefer classy Tannat of Madrian, which boasts to be the most tannic wine. (2439 views) | | | Tasted by GTFreek on 5/11/2017: Medium plus nose is different, stewed black jam, dark bell pepper, anise, dried baking spice, crushed violets, graphite. Palate is jammy and juicy, lots of black fruit flavor, meaty tones of game, a little like a Ripasso or Amarone. Drops off quick, tannins are friendly at medium and a little sweet, short finish, this is all about that fruit up front. It's not too sweet, it's just on the attack. Nice value, fun wine. (2361 views) | | | Tasted by Collinsb1 on 3/24/2017 & rated 88 points: Dark fruit, a lot of tobacco, medium body. Very easy drinking. (2458 views) | | | Tasted by allabouttoledo on 1/9/2017 & rated 89 points: bold but much less intense than expected - dry, dark fruit, smoke, leather, earth
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always wanted to try Uruguayan wine - glad it worked out (1929 views) | | | Tasted by Jona on 11/26/2016 & rated 87 points: beautiful nose with spices, cool mouthfeel with long bitterness (1804 views) | | | Tasted by Barolo Drunkard on 10/27/2016 & rated 89 points: Rustical and rough. Very shy aromas, some earth and dark cherries.
Big and bold on the palate; piercing acidity and strong tannins. Ripe dark fruit is surrounded with milk chocolate and spicy oak thats not so well integrated. Very very young and nervy, but does have some potential. Good food wine. (The next day wine was much better; more secondary notes, oak had integrated better, longer aftertaste, smoother. 88 Pnp, 89-90 the next day) (1045 views) | | | Tasted by Papies on 10/12/2016 & rated 83 points: By the glass at the BA lounge. Fresh bottle.
A relatively restrained , sweet , dark fruited nose that leads to a ripe , sweet core, sharp wine. Difficult wine to enjoy for us with its sweet core of fruit and sharp edges. 83 (1153 views) | | | Tasted by Jensmichael on 10/3/2016 & rated 84 points: Ausgewogenes verhältnis zwischen frucht, säure und gerbstoffen. Dank der ausgewogenheit wirkt der rotwein leichter als seine zahlen vermuten ließen. Gerne wieder! (Gibts bei ReWe Rohrbach) (843 views) | | | Tasted by ThalesGaspar on 9/21/2016 & rated 85 points: Good weekday wine. (845 views) | | | Tasted by Dionysusx on 7/24/2016 & rated 89 points: Bold oak and smokey vanilla. Dark cherry with dry, chalky graphite finish. (825 views) | | | Tasted by bajayngo on 7/14/2016: Big, ripe, teeth staining and delicious. (860 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 7/13/2016 & rated 89 points: Purple fruited bouquet, strong tannins, solid acid. It calls for grilled meats. (1012 views) | | | Tasted by ThalesGaspar on 6/16/2016 & rated 85 points: Good. Great value. (743 views) | | | Tasted by AngelicWines on 4/5/2016 & rated 89 points: Lovely earthy Tannat. (957 views) | | | Tasted by Dionysusx on 3/18/2016 & rated 88 points: Deep ruby color, smoke and dried fruit on the nose. Cassis, graphite/minerals, leather and tar carry throughout mouthfeel to the finish. Young and a bit tight now and should mellow out in a few years. (787 views) | | | Tasted by awolosewicz on 3/13/2016: Liked (609 views) | | | Tasted by Dermi on 1/19/2016 & rated 85 points: The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like cherry, medium toast and lead pencil. It tastes like cherry, cranberry, black currant (cassis), medium toast, medicinal and lead pencil. The body is medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. (931 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 6/20/2015 & rated 88 points: A very young wine that needs time to settle and open. When it does it could be quite nice. 88-89. (1377 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 6/13/2015 & rated 88 points: Saturate, opaque purple red violet color; tar, smoked prune, saline, hickory smoke nose; tangy, tar, roasted black fruit, tart dried berry, salty prune palate with medium acidity; needs 3-plus years; medium-plus finish (14.5% alcohol) 88+ points (463 views) | | | Tasted by bthijs on 6/6/2015 & rated 85 points: Nice decent red wine. Round body. Rather heavy going to port wine.
Unfortunately not much of a caudalie. (1094 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (6/13/2015)
(Bodega Garzón Tannat) Saturate, opaque purple red violet color; tar, smoked prune, saline, hickory smoke nose; tangy, tar, roasted black fruit, tart dried berry, salty prune palate with medium acidity; needs 3-plus years; medium-plus finish (14.5% alcohol) 88+ points 88 points |
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U.S. Importer (addt'l info)Tannat Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia
A southern French variety, it's most commonly found in the southwest part of the country near the Pyrenees. Characteristically, it has hard tannins, raspberry aromas, and a fair amount of astringency. Given those tannins, it's successful as the base for French roses, where tannins are minimized by little skin contact. In blends, particularly in California, Tannat adds bite to what might otherwise be flabby or soft wines resulting from overripe grapes.
Wine from the Tannat grape is typically rough and tannic when young, but with aging will mature into a full-bodied red wine. Modern winemaking in France (Madiran appellation) has begun to emphasize the fruit more and utilize barrel aging to help soften the tannins, with the wines typically spending about twenty months in oak prior to bottling.
The Tannat vine was introduced in Uruguay by Basque settlers in the 1870’s and began to flourish as it readily adapted to the local soil and climate. Today it is often blended with Pinot Noir and Merlot, and is made in a variety of styles including those reminiscent of Port and Beaujolais. Although considered Uruguay’s national grape, Tannat is also grown in Argentina, Australia, Brazil and in Italy's Puglia region where it is used as a blending grape.
Tannat wines produced in Uruguay are usually lighter in body and lower in tannins than those from France. In France, efforts to solve the harsh tannic nature of this grape led to the development of the winemaking technique known as micro-oxygenation. Vineyards in Uruguay have begun to distinguish between the "old vines" that are descendants from the original European cuttings and the new clones introduced in the 1990’s. The newer vines tend to produce more powerful wines with higher alcohol levels but less acidity and complex fruit characteristics, although some wineries utilize both vines to make blends.
First brought to the US late in the 19th century by a UC Berkeley agricultural professor, Tannat plantings did not receive much attention until the 1990’s when California producers, most notably in the Santa Cruz Mountains and Paso Robles viticultural areas, began using it in blends with Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese and Syrah. In 2002, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms formally recognized Tannat as a separate varietal.
In the vineyard, Tannat is one of the easiest varietals to grow, ripening late and being frost hardy. Unlike other varietals, it is not prone to overproduction and so does not require thinning. The grape’s berries have thick skins, which make it resistant to powdery mildew and botrytis, and which contributes to the varietals naturally high tannins. One notable difficulty with growing Tannat is its thick stems, which cling tightly to the berries and can be difficult to remove at harvest.
Tannat has significantly higher polyphenol content than other red grapes, making it the most bioactive variety with regards to oxidative reactions in food. Doctors have recommended Tannat as being the best wine grape for cardiopulmonary health because it contains a large amount of the antioxidant procyanidin, a chemical which helps bolster blood vessels and increase oxygen flow to red blood cells, ultimately helping to avert cardiovascular disease.
Tannat makes decidedly robust wines, with pronounced aromas of tobacco smoke, plum or ripe berries. The wines also tend to be dense purple-red in color, with significant tannins and a wonderfully spicy finish. Notable California producers include Bonny Doon Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains and Tablas Creek Vineyards in Paso Robles.Uruguay Wines of Uruguay (Asociación de Bodegas Exportadoras de Vinos Finos del Uruguay) |
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