Description
Winery: Gimenez Mendez
Grape Variety: Tannat
Region:Canelones, Uruguay
Alcohol Content:15%
Food Pairing:Roast meat, Cold cuts and salami, wild game, Tagliatelle with mushrooms, Sausage, Hard cheese, mushroom risotto, Pasta with meat sauce, Meat and game stew
Description: Hand harvest and hand selection, destemming and crushing . Pre fermentation maceration at low temperature during 6 days. Delicate and slow fermentation with selected yeast between 18 to 25 C during 12 to 15 days. P ost maceration during 8 days. American and French oak aging during 9 months. Finally a blend is produced with wines of the same variety obtained from different plots to achieve the GIMENEZ MENDEZ Alta Reserva profile.Summers are dry with high temperaturas during the day and cool at night. The level surface of Las Brujas benefits from the cool coastal breezes from Rio de la Plata. During winter the rain average precipitation is aroun 860 mm.
100% Tannat wine, smooth and powerful, elegant and intense. On the nose ripe red fruits. Its balanced tannins match with a perfect acidity, Tannat very enjoyable and easy to drink, 100% food wine. Enjoy this emblematic Tannat ambassador from Uruguay, with roasted red meats (parrilla-asado), pastas and well-seasoned cheeses. Ideal to enjoy with lamb. Also very enjoyable with desserts and chocolate.
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