The Bodegas Brisas is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Maldonado to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Bodegas Brisas wines in Maldonado among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodegas Brisas 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 Bodegas Brisas wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Bodegas Brisas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, wild boar stew (without marinade or wine) or quick couscous.
On the nose the red wine of Bodegas Brisas. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Bodegas Brisas. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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 maritime influence is unsurprisingly marked here. Temperatures are mild with cool breezes moderating the summer heat.
The region, which Lies roughly 120km (75 miles) east of the capital Montevideo, has higher altitudes and greater geological diversity than other parts of the country. There are many areas of Old, worn, rocky strata which provide free draining Vineyards high in minerals.
Some vineyard areas have more clay.
How Bodegas Brisas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of quebec style barbecued salmon, fondue with lao sukiyaki sauce (laos) or cream and tuna quiche.
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.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
