Top 100 wines of Canelones
Discover the top 100 best wines of Canelones as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Canelones and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Uruguay's main region north of Montevideo (~90% of national output). National star Tannat: powerful, structured reds with signature notes of blackberry, black plum, violet, leather, tobacco and spice, firm tannins and notable ageing potential — more Tannat planted here than in Madiran, its birthplace. Also round Merlot, peppery Cabernet Franc, spicy Syrah. Fresh saline Albarino whites.
Temperate maritime "Bordeaux-like" climate, Tannat introduced in 1870 by the Basque Harriague.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
wines from the region of Canelones go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beer goulash, chiche kebab in armenian or rabbit with prunes.
On the nose in the region of Canelones often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, caramel or orange and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or oak. In the mouth in the region of Canelones is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.