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Garzón Petit Clos Tannat Block 212 2022
Garzón, Maldonado, San José, UruguayThe fruit is highly guarded as it ages in large neutral oak casks for about a year. The Petit Clos Block 212’ Tannat is made in tiny quantities from a single vineyard block that produces the pinnacle of tannat At Garzón. It is aged in untoasted French oak barrels and casks for 12 months, and the resulting wine is powerful yet refined, with vibrant fruit, ripe tannins and great concentration. The sweet plums and blackberry are expected, but the polished tannins and subtle styling surprises most people. Yet it is something consultant Antonini and Garzón winemaker Germán Bruzzone, chosen as Winemaker of the Year by Patricio Tapia in the Guía Descorchados 2022, are famous for. This wine will change everything you know or think you know about tannat. Bodega Garzón is a family-owned winery, now over a decade old, located in Maldonado, on the Atlantic coast in southern Uruguay. In 2007, owner Alejandro Bulgheroni invited consultant winemaker Alberto Antonini to visit his 700-hectare olive farm between the small town of Garzón and the beach, and it wasn’t long before Antonini was planting tannat, Uruguay’s flagship variety, and Aalbariño, recognizing apparent similarities between Galicia and Garzón (mainly cooling Atlantic breezes and well-draining granitic soils). Since then, the rolling hillsides have become home to olive groves among 12 grape varieties. The patchwork quilt of 1,150 individual plots, each around 0.2 hectares in size and carefully chosen for a specific variety according to its soil and microclimate, is the genesis for this wine.Tasted: 12 September 2024Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| CDN | $53.00 | 750ml | estimated retail |
Grape: TannatUPC: 7730951082307
