Winery PizzornoPrimo
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot, the Tannat and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Primo of the Winery Pizzorno is in the top 20 of wines of Uruguay and in the top 10 of wines of Canelones.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Primo of Winery Pizzorno in the region of Canelones 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 Primo
Pairings that work perfectly with Primo
Original food and wine pairings with Primo
The Primo of Winery Pizzorno matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked marrow bones, bitumen leg of lamb or wild boar ragout with kriek.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pizzorno's Primo.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Primo from Winery Pizzorno are 2015, 2013, 2011, 0 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Pizzorno
The Winery Pizzorno is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Canelones to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Canelones
Uruguay's main region north of Montevideo (~90% of national output). National star Tannat: powerful, structured reds with signature notes of blackberry, black plum, violet, leather, tobacco and spice, firm tannins and notable ageing potential — more Tannat planted here than in Madiran, its birthplace. Also round Merlot, peppery Cabernet Franc, spicy Syrah. Fresh saline Albarino whites.
The word of the wine: Assembly
Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.
