(2025) Another top Tannat from the west of Uruguay near the town of Carmelo. Leading winemaker Valeria Chiola selects fruit from two plots with the highest altitude and clay content. Vivid colour to this hugely concentrated wine with its firm but fine tannins (elevage in foudres). Plenty of ripe red fruit but still a youthful wine that will benefit from further cellaring. (Geoffrey Dean)
(2025) Reminiscent of a fine Loire Cab Franc, and almost certainly the best tasted in Uruguay. Delightful freshness with herbal, tobacco aromas and intense red cherry fruit with a hint of cocoa. Dusty tannins provide structure. Earthy, complex and long. (Geoffrey Dean)
