Premium Cuvée Tannat Merlot Cabernet Franc - Alto de la Ballena

With Alto de la Ballena Premium Cuvée Tannat Merlot Cabernet Franc comes a first-class red wine in the glass. In this it reveals a wonderfully dense crimson color. With a bit of sideways lay, the Bordeaux glass reveals a charming garnet red hue at the rims. Swiveling the wine glass, this red wine reveals a high density and richness, which is evident in strong church windows at the rim of the glass. The bouquet of this red wine from Maldonado captivates with notes of plum jam and prune. If we trace the aromatics further, chocolate comes in, encouraged by the oak influence.

The Alto de la Ballena Premium Cuvée Tannat Merlot Cabernet Franc presents itself wonderfully dry to the wine lover. This red wine never shows itself coarse or meager, as one might expect from a wine premium and site wine segment. On the tongue, this powerful red wine is characterized by an incredibly crisp texture. With its incisive fruit acidity, the Premium Cuvée Tannat Merlot Cabernet Franc reveals itself to be fantastically fresh and lively on the palate. The finale of this red wine with good aging potential from the wine-growing region of Maldonado, more precisely from San Carlos, finally impresses with good reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral notes of the soils dominated by slate.

Vinification of the Alto de la Ballena Premium Cuvée Tannat Merlot Cabernet Franc

The powerful Premium Cuvée Tannat Merlot Cabernet Franc from Uruguay is a cuvée vinified from the grape varieties Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Tannat. The grapes grow close to the sea in Maldonado. The vines here dig their roots deep into soils of shale. Due to the moderating influence of the nearby sea, the grapes ripen more slowly and develop more aromatic complexity. When perfectly ripe, the grapes for the Premium Cuvée Tannat Merlot Cabernet Franc are harvested exclusively by hand without the use of coarse and less selective grape harvesters. After the harvest, the grapes are quickly taken to the winery. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Then fermentation takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. After the end of fermentation, the powerful Premium Cuvée Tannat Merlot Cabernet Franc is aged for another 9 months in American oak barriques.

Food recommendation for Alto de la Ballena Premium Cuvée Tannat Merlot Cabernet Franc

Experience this red wine from Uruguay ideally tempered at 15 - 18°C as a companion to chickpea curry, leek soup or vegetable stew with pesto.

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