The Winery Sierra Oriental is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Maldonado to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Sierra Oriental wines in Maldonado among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Sierra Oriental 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 Sierra Oriental wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Sierra Oriental wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or rabbit leg in foil on the barbecue.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Sierra Oriental. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Winery Sierra Oriental wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of roast veal grand-mère madou, monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry or honey chicken salad.
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
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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.
