Bodega GarzónBalasto
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Tannat.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Balasto of the Bodega Garzón is in the top 10 of wines of Uruguay and in the top 5 of wines of Maldonado.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Balasto of Bodega Garzón in the region of Maldonado often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Balasto
Pairings that work perfectly with Balasto
Original food and wine pairings with Balasto
The Balasto of Bodega Garzón matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew express, andouillette and baked potato gratin or prime rib with chervil butter.
Details and technical informations about Bodega Garzón's Balasto.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Balasto from Bodega Garzón are 2013, 2016, 2015, 0 and 2018.
Informations about the Bodega Garzón
The Bodega Garzón is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Maldonado to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Maldonado
Maldonado is an emerging wine region in the southeast of Uruguay, on the Atlantic Ocean, producing an array of red and white wines. As elsewhere in the country, the Tannat grape variety is most common. Other key red varieties are Merlot, Malbec and the Cabernets (Sauvignon and Franc). Leading white grapes in the region are Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Semillon and Riesling.
The word of the wine: Volatile acidity
Acidity resulting essentially from alcoholic fermentation and formed from acetic acids in the free state.
