Winery Familia TraversaTraversa Tannat - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tannat and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Traversa Tannat - Merlot of the Winery Familia Traversa is in the top 70 of wines of Montevideo.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Traversa Tannat - Merlot of Winery Familia Traversa in the region of Montevideo 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 Traversa Tannat - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Traversa Tannat - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Traversa Tannat - Merlot
The Traversa Tannat - Merlot of Winery Familia Traversa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds or pheasant casserole with cabbage.
Details and technical informations about Winery Familia Traversa's Traversa Tannat - Merlot.
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
The best vintages of Traversa Tannat - Merlot from Winery Familia Traversa are 2020, 2009, 2018, 2019 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Familia Traversa
The Winery Familia Traversa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 70 wines for sale in the of Montevideo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Montevideo
The wine region of Montevideo 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 Montevideo are Tannat, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montevideo often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lime or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, dried fruit or pineapple.
The word of the wine: Interknot
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).
