Km.0 Tannat Gran Reserva - Bodega Familia Irurtia

In the glass, the Km.0 Tannat Gran Reserva from Bodega Familia Irurtia shows a dense purple color. Holding the glass at a slight angle, a transition of color towards garnet red can be seen at the edges of this barrel-aged wine. Swiveling the glass, this red wine reveals a high density and richness, which is evident in strong church windows at the edge of the glass. To the nose, this Bodega Familia Irurtia red wine presents all sorts of plum mousse and black currants. As if that wasn't already impressive, the aging in small wooden barrels adds other aromas such as toasted wood and vanilla.

The Bodega Familia Irurtia Km.0 Tannat Gran Reserva presents itself to the wine drinker wonderfully dry. This red wine never shows itself coarse or meager, as one might expect from a wine premium and site wine segment. This fleshy red wine is full-bodied and multi-layered on the palate. With its incisive fruit acidity, the Km.0 Tannat Gran Reserva is wonderfully fresh and lively on the palate. The finale of this well-maturing red wine from the wine-growing region of Colonia, more precisely from Carmelo, finally thrills with exceptional reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral hints of the limestone-dominated soils.

Vinification of the Km.0 Tannat Gran Reserva by Bodega Familia Irurtia

The basis for the powerful Km.0 Tannat Gran Reserva from Colonia are grapes from the Tannat grape variety. In Colonia, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of limestone. Due to the moderating influence of the nearbyRiver, the grapes ripen more slowly and develop more aromatic complexity. The grapes for this red wine from Uruguay, when perfectly ripe, are harvested exclusively by hand. After the hand harvest, the grapes reach the press house by the fastest route. Here they are sorted and carefully ground. This is followed by fermentation in small wood at controlled temperatures. Vinification is followed by aging on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally bottled.

Food pairing for the Km.0 Tannat Gran Reserva from Bodega Familia Irurtia

This red wine from Uruguay is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to potato pan with salmon, cod with cucumber-mustard vegetables or leek soup.

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