| Tannat red wine produces wine tasting notes of | | | | like Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc |
| red fruits and spices with an intense cherry red | | | | and Shiraz allows fine wines where the Tannat |
| color and purplish tint. | | | | contributes with its robust style, body and the |
| Why the Uruguayan Tannat is different to the | | | | importance of the tannins. |
| French Tannat wine? | | | | The benefits of drinking red wine for the health |
| The wine making process in Uruguay, South | | | | are well known but they are increased, in an |
| America changed when the Tannat wine grape | | | | important way, with the Tannat red wines. If you |
| was introduced at the end of 19th century from | | | | drink with moderation a Tannat red wine you |
| the South West of France, a wine region called | | | | obtain, derived from the Tannat grapes, a high |
| Madiran, since then this type of wine was carefully | | | | concentration of tannins and polyphenols that help |
| developed and improved till today. Nowadays, with | | | | to protect your heart health and blood vessels |
| more than 100 years old since they were | | | | from damaging deposits. |
| introduced, Uruguay is the only wine Country of | | | | With investment and implementation through |
| the world that produces important quantities of | | | | state of the art winemaking technologies, the |
| Tannat wine grapes. This type of grape has thick | | | | Tannat wines are also matured in French and |
| black skins, giving with its body and the richness | | | | American oak barrels to obtain reserve Tannat |
| of tannins a Tannic red wine from which the wine | | | | wines. The results are aged red wines with a |
| takes its name, Tannat. | | | | complex and solid structure. |
| In the natural process of the red wine maturing a | | | | For a wine enthusiast, a food and wine pairing of |
| micro-oxygenation technique is a complement to | | | | a Tannat wine bottle is ideal with grilled and broiled |
| soften Tannat red wines with special results. The | | | | beef red meats, lamb, chicken, roast duck, game |
| micro-oxygenation introduces a certain amount of | | | | meats and goulashes. In the wine and cheese |
| oxygen into the wine, in a controlled way, giving a | | | | area, the Tannat wine charm goes with strong, |
| balance in the tannins of the Tannat red wines. | | | | well matured and blue cheeses, like Veined, |
| The result is a varietal Uruguayan Tannat red | | | | Parmesan and Blooming Rind Cheese. |
| wine with its own personality; its mouth is potent | | | | As a general tasting note, Tannat red wine is best |
| with a finishing long and pleasant softer, than the | | | | paired with strongly flavored dishes and the ideal |
| French Tannat wine. | | | | serving temperature for consumption is 18 to |
| Uruguayan Tannat fine wine by itself or blended | | | | 20ºC (64 to 68ºF). |
| allowing stylish combinations with other red wines | | | | |