The Winery San Fernando of Canelones

Winery San Fernando - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Canelones.
It is located in Canelones

The Winery San Fernando is one of the best wineries to follow in Canelones.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Canelones to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery San Fernando wines

Looking for the best Winery San Fernando wines in Canelones among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery San Fernando 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 Winery San Fernando wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery San Fernando

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery San Fernando

How Winery San Fernando wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, pizza queen with merguez or okonomiyaki or japanese 'pancake.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery San Fernando

In the mouth the red wine of Winery San Fernando. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery San Fernando

  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.34/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.26/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery San Fernando.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tannat
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Canelones

The Canelones administrative department, Northeast of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, is home to the majority of Uruguay's Vineyards and accounts for aRound 60 percent of all wine produced in the country. It Lies in the South of the small South American country, where the majority of vines are planted, inland from the Atlantic coast and the Rio de la Plata estuary. The region itself covers a broad arc approximately 50km (30 miles) Deep, drawn clockwise from the northwestern outskirts of Montevideo round to the coastline east of the capital city. The eponymous administrative capital of the region lies 50km (31 miles) to the north of Montevideo.

The wine towns of Juanico and Progreso are to be found on this route north out of the capital, separated from one another by just 10km (6 miles). Canelones town lies a further 10km north of Juanico. The densely planted viticultural area that surrounds these towns is arguably the epicenter of the Uruguayan wine industry. More Tannat vines are planted here than in any other place on earth, including Madiran, Tannat's spiritual home.

Wines from Canelones are made from more than just Tannat, however. A number of different international varieties are used, including light-skinned varieties Pinot Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. Among the red wine grapes popular here, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Merlot figure strongly. The Carrau family, one of Uruguay's wine pioneers, has had vineyards in this region since 1930, planted with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay, as well as the northern Italian classics Nebbiolo and Marzemino.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery San Fernando

Planning a wine route in the of Canelones? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery San Fernando.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery San Fernando and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Muscaté

Wine reminiscent of the characteristic aromas of fresh muscat grapes.

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