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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.

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.