The Bodegas Carrau of Las Violetas of Canelones

Bodegas Carrau
The winery offers 89 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Canelones.
It is located in Las Violetas in the region of Canelones

The Bodegas Carrau is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 89 wines for sale in of Las Violetas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Bodegas Carrau wines

Looking for the best Bodegas Carrau wines in Las Violetas among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodegas Carrau 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 Bodegas Carrau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Bodegas Carrau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Bodegas Carrau

How Bodegas Carrau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tuna provencal style, barbecued lobster or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Bodegas Carrau

On the nose the white wine of Bodegas Carrau. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Bodegas Carrau

  • 2019With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.59/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Bodegas Carrau.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Trebbiano
  • Petit Manseng
  • Viognier
  • Gewürztraminer

Discovering the wine region of Las Violetas

The wine region of Las Violetas is located in the region of Canelones 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 Las Violetas are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Las Violetas often reveals types of flavors of oak, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak.

In the mouth of Las Violetas is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 8 estates and châteaux in the of Las Violetas, producing 80 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Las Violetas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Bodegas Carrau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Bodegas Carrau

How Bodegas Carrau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce or valencian paella - family recipe.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Bodegas Carrau

On the nose the red wine of Bodegas Carrau. often reveals types of flavors of blueberry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit or oaky. In the mouth the red wine of Bodegas Carrau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Bodegas Carrau

  • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.01/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Bodegas Carrau.

  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Nebbiolo
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top pink wines of Bodegas Carrau

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Bodegas Carrau

How Bodegas Carrau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, obelix's boar leg in the oven or chakchouka.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Bodegas Carrau

  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Bodegas Carrau.

  • Merlot
  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Muscatel

The word of the wine: Over-ripeness

Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.

The top sparkling wines of Bodegas Carrau

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Bodegas Carrau

How Bodegas Carrau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without eggs, pan-fried salmon papillote or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Bodegas Carrau

On the nose the sparkling wine of Bodegas Carrau. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Bodegas Carrau

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Bodegas Carrau.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...

The top sweet wines of Bodegas Carrau

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Bodegas Carrau

How Bodegas Carrau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sloth pork loin, blanquette of lamb or duck confit parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Bodegas Carrau

On the nose the sweet wine of Bodegas Carrau. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Bodegas Carrau. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Bodegas Carrau

  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Bodegas Carrau.

  • Tannat

The word of the wine: Marie-jeanne (or double magnum)

Bottle with a capacity of 3 litres.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Bodegas Carrau

Planning a wine route in the of Las Violetas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Bodegas Carrau.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Discover other regions and appellation of Canelones