Winery Familia Carra - Tannat

Winery Familia CarraTannat

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Tannat of Winery Familia Carra is a red wine from the region of Serra Negra of Sao Paulo.
This wine generally goes well with beef
The Tannat of the Winery Familia Carra is in the top 30 of wines of Serra Negra.

Food and wine pairings with Tannat

Pairings that work perfectly with Tannat

Original food and wine pairings with Tannat

The Tannat of Winery Familia Carra matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of homemade beef stew.

Details and technical informations about Winery Familia Carra's Tannat.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
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Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Tannat - 2014
In the top 30 of of Serra Negra wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Tannat from Winery Familia Carra are 2014

Informations about the Winery Familia Carra

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Serra Negra in the region of Sao Paulo

The Winery Familia Carra is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Serra Negra to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Sao Paulo
In the top 8000 of of Brazil wines
In the top 40 of of Serra Negra wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Serra Negra

The wine region of Serra Negra is located in the region of Sao Paulo of Brazil. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Familia Carra or the Domaine Sanjo produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Serra Negra are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Serra Negra often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices.


The wine region of Sao Paulo

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest in the world. It has a sizable wine industry, but is probably best known in global markets for spirits, and in particular Cachaça. With roughly 83,000 hectares (205,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyard, it ranks just behind its near-neighbors Argentina and Chile in terms of acreage under vine. Only a small proportion (about 10 percent) of these acres are planted with Vitis vinifera vines, however this large acreage does not translate into large volumes of quality wine.

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The word of the wine: Discharge

Action consisting of removing suspended particles (sludge) from the must.

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