The Winery Arerungua of Las Violetas of Canelones

Winery Arerungua - Selección Especial Tannat
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Canelones.
It is located in Las Violetas in the region of Canelones

The Winery Arerungua is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Las Violetas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Arerungua wines

Looking for the best Winery Arerungua wines in Las Violetas among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Arerungua wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Arerungua wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Arerungua

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Arerungua

How Winery Arerungua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes or roast pork confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Arerungua

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Arerungua. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Arerungua

  • 2002With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Arerungua.

  • Tannat

Discovering the wine region of Las Violetas

The wine region of Las Violetas is located in the region of Canelones of Uruguay. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouza or the Domaine Bouza produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Las Violetas are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Las Violetas often reveals types of flavors of oak, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak.

In the mouth of Las Violetas is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 8 estates and châteaux in the of Las Violetas, producing 80 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Las Violetas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Planning a wine route in the of Las Violetas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Arerungua.

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

News about Winery Arerungua and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Interknot

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).

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