Description
Considered the Bodega’s flagship wine! A proprietary blend from a discrminating selection of the vintage’s finest barrels of Tannat, Tempranillo and Merlot.
- Juan and Elisa Bouza established their winery in 2000 by restoring a historic winery originally built in the 1940’s by Numa Pesquera in the outskirts
of Montevideo. - Over the last ten years Bouza has established itself as Uruguay’s most critically acclaimed producer.
- Uruguay’s temperate, Atlantic influenced climate sees four distinct seasons and temperatures rarely exceed 93 degrees.
- Bouza’s Winemaker, Dr. Eduardo Boido, is considered Uruguay’s authority on all things Tannat.
About the Wine
- Grapes here are sourced from the finest clusters grown in the best quality blocks of each of Bouza’s two Montevideo area vineyards – Melilla, a fairly cool climate site that surrounds the winery, and Las Violetas, a warmer, clay driven site about 15 miles north of the winery.
- Critics and sommeliers routinely see this as a national treasure, calling it the greatest, most significant red wine being produced in Uruguay.
Varietal: 55% Tannat/27% Merlot/18% Tempranillo
Origin: Uruguay | Appellation: Canelones and Montevideo
Elaboration: The three varieties were vinified separately, with manual selection of the berries, berry by berry. Fermentation at 26ºC with two pump overs and 1 pigeage a day. Total maceration, between 10 and 14 days, depending on the vinification process of each of the plots. Aging of each variety from 9 and 12 months in French and American oak barrels and then blended.
Cellaring potential for 15 years
Winemaker: Dr. Eduardo Boido
Tasting Notes
Intense red color. Fruit aromas of plums and blackberry, with vanilla and toasted notes. Balanced acidity in the mouth with rounded and silky tannins. Medium body leads into a long, lasting finish.
Technical Data
Production: 1808 cases (6x750ml) | Alcohol: 15.0% | TA: 3.1 g/L| Residual Sugar: 2.8g/L | pH: 3.8