Uruguay, Maldonado
Tannat, Merlot, Marsellan
Description
This Blend is composed by Tannat 45%, Merlot 20% and Marselan 35%. Has aged in concrete tanks and French oak barrels for 18 months. After having reached a proper natural clarification during two winters, it was bottled unfiltered. Intense violet color with reddish highlights, aromatically spices and quince stand out. The different grape varieties and its aging, result in a complex, balanced and elegant wine.
Awards
92 pts Descorchados Wine Guide
Certificates
Alcohol
13.3%
Analytical data
dry
Vinification
Grapes have been harvested manually in March 2017
Vineyard
Mountain slope soils. Texture wise, loam, sandy loam and gravel soils can be found. Low fertility due to little organic matter presence, predominating ancient granite and veins of white and gray quartz. High concentration of minerals.
Maturation
60% of the wine in concrete tanks and 40% in French and American oak barrels of 1st and 2nd uses for 20 months.
