Prima Donna Merlot - Antigua Bodega

With the Antigua Bodega Prima Donna Tannat comes a first-class red wine in the swirled glass. In this it offers a wonderfully bright, crimson color. With a little sideways lay, the red wine glass reveals a charming garnet red hue at the rims. When swirling the glass, one can perceive a first-rate balance in this red wine, as it does not stand out on the glass walls as watery or syrupy or liqueur-like. Poured into a red wine glass, this red wine from Uruguay offers wonderfully complex aromas of currant jelly, rounded out by forest floor, black cherry and walnut contributed by barrel aging.

The Antigua Bodega Prima Donna Tannat presents itself to the wine lover pleasantly dry. This red wine is never coarse or meager, but round and smooth. On the tongue, this balanced red wine is characterized by a tremendously fleshy texture. Due to the balanced fruit acidity, the Prima Donna Tannat flatters the palate with a velvety feel, without lacking juicy liveliness at the same time. In the finish, this well storable red wine from the Canelones wine region finally inspires with considerable length. There are again hints of red currant jelly. In the aftertaste, mineral notes of the granite-dominated soils join in.

Vinification of the Antigua Bodega Prima Donna Tannat

The basis for the balanced Prima Donna Tannat from Canelones are grapes from the Tannat grape variety. The grapes grow close to the river in Canelones. The vines here dig their roots deep into soils of granite. Due to the balancing influence of the nearbyriver, the grapes ripen more slowly and develop more aromatic complexity. The grapes for this red wine from Uruguay are harvested exclusively by hand when they are perfectly ripe. After the hand harvest, the grapes immediately enter the press house. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. Fermentation follows in small wood at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by aging on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally bottled.

Food recommendation for the Prima Donna Tannat from Antigua Bodega

Experience this red wine from Uruguay ideally tempered at 15 - 18°C as an accompanying wine to chickpea curry, pumpkin casserole or leek soup.

Awards for the Prima Donna Tannat from Antigua Bodega

This wine from La Paz does not only inspire us, no also considerable wine evaluators already distinguished it. Among the ratings are for the 2013 vintage

• Decanter - 90 points
• Wine Enthusiast - 87 points

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