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Garzón Marselan Reserva 2020
Garzon, Maldonado, San José, UruguayExpect a well balanced mid-weight red. What it lacks in structure, it makes up for in juicy wild blackberry. The mid-palate is medium long and the finish is similar. A solid, well made mid-week wine with a bit more class than fervour. A promising start and a wine I'm sure Garzón will continue to refine over the next decade, as Bordeaux and China will. It spends 6 to 12 months in 50 hL untoasted French oak casks to let it breathe and come together after a concrete ferment. An Alberto Antonini / Germán Bruzzone production, this Marselan weighs in at 14.5 percent. Marselan was first bred in 1961 by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in the Hérault department of the Languedoc-Roussillon at its Domaine de Vassal station in Marseillan, after which the grape is named. The objective was to create a high-yielding variety with large berries. It came naturally resistant to mildew and botrytis, but its small berry size was unappealing to growers. Quality producers revisited the grape in the 1990s first for IGP wines. In 2011 it was permitted as an "accessory grape" in AOC Côtes du Rhône wines. And more recently, in the ever-warming Bordeaux region, it has become one of seven varieties permitted in the Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur appellations. It is gaining favour in China, and as seen here at the Uruguayan powerhouse Garzón.Tasted: 01 June 2023Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $30.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
Grape: MarselanUPC: 7730951081324
