Tannat: Uruguay's 'Unlikely' Wine Hit
Tannat: Uruguay's 'unlikely' wine hit
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More than 10,000 kilometres (6,000 miles) from its origins in France, a red grape with a reputation for harshness has produced an unlikely hit that thrust the small South American country of Uruguay…
More than 10,000 kilometres (6,000 miles) from its origins in France, a red grape with a reputation for harshness has produced an unlikely hit that thrust the
Submitting... The “green harvest” at Pizzorno Wine vineyards. Picture: pizzornowine But in fact it is on the same latitude as New World wine producers such as Argentina, Chile, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. We should big it up for Uruguay and its wines, especially tannat, as in my experience of the past few days they’re smashing. Literally as a taster to my Tannat Day experience, I sipped Narbona Tannat Roble (RRP £24.99, but as I write it is reduced to £21.99 online at www.simplywinesdirect.uk). This tannat wine spent 18 months in oak barrels and 27 months in bottle befor...