The Bodegas Brisas of Maldonado

Bodegas Brisas - Bivarietal Tannat - Merlot
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 45 of the estates of Maldonado.
It is located in Maldonado

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.

Top Bodegas Brisas wines

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.

The top red wines of Bodegas Brisas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Bodegas Brisas

How Bodegas Brisas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of barbecue burger, quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese or shoulder of lamb boulangère.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Bodegas Brisas

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.

The best vintages in the red wines of Bodegas Brisas

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Bodegas Brisas.

  • Tannat
  • Merlot

Discovering 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 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.

The top white wines of Bodegas Brisas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Bodegas Brisas

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 tuna provencal style, seafood pastilla or summer tuna quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Bodegas Brisas

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Bodegas Brisas.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Bodegas Brisas

Planning a wine route in the of Maldonado? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Bodegas Brisas.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Bodegas Brisas and wines from the region

In recent years, more and more people have been paying attention to Uruguay’s wine scene thanks to the distinctive identity of its coastal regions, which are swept by winds from the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata. The country’s proximity to the ocean and one of the largest rivers on the planet means that the vintage effect is quite prominent here. Each harvest depends on the rainfall, sun and strength of the winds experienced that year. Today, Uruguay has around 5,966ha under vine distri ...

In recent years, more and more people have been paying attention to Uruguay’s wine scene thanks to the distinctive identity of its coastal regions, which are swept by winds from the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata. The country’s proximity to the ocean and one of the largest rivers on the planet means that the vintage effect is quite prominent here. Each harvest depends on the rainfall, sun and strength of the winds experienced that year. Today, Uruguay has around 5,966ha under vine distri ...

In recent years, more and more people have been paying attention to Uruguay’s wine scene thanks to the distinctive identity of its coastal regions, which are swept by winds from the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata. The country’s proximity to the ocean and one of the largest rivers on the planet means that the vintage effect is quite prominent here. Each harvest depends on the rainfall, sun and strength of the winds experienced that year. Today, Uruguay has around 5,966ha under vine distri ...

The word of the wine: N-D

Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.