The Winery Varela Zarranz of Canelones

Winery Varela Zarranz
The winery offers 36 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 21 of the estates of Canelones.
It is located in Canelones

The Winery Varela Zarranz is one of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in of Canelones to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Varela Zarranz wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Varela Zarranz

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Varela Zarranz

How Winery Varela Zarranz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, lamb curl or duck breast with pepper sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Varela Zarranz

On the nose the red wine of Winery Varela Zarranz. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Varela Zarranz. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Varela Zarranz

  • 2004With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Varela Zarranz.

  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Marselan

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Varela Zarranz

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Varela Zarranz

How Winery Varela Zarranz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of pork roulades with cream and mushrooms, rabbit with goat cheese and mint or skate with vinegar and capers.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Varela Zarranz

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Varela Zarranz.

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Marsanne

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Varela Zarranz

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Varela Zarranz

How Winery Varela Zarranz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, lamb mice confit in port wine or chicken with green olives.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Varela Zarranz.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Marselan

The word of the wine: Maccabeo

See macabeu.

The top white wines of Winery Varela Zarranz

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Varela Zarranz

How Winery Varela Zarranz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of sea bream, baeckeoffe with fish or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Varela Zarranz

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Varela Zarranz.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

The top sweet wines of Winery Varela Zarranz

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Varela Zarranz

How Winery Varela Zarranz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork chops with mustard, salmon burger or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Varela Zarranz.

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Draft liquor

Liqueur composed of sugar dissolved in wine, used for the dosage of sparkling wines made by the traditional method. It is also known as "liqueur d'expédition" or "liqueur de dosage".

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Varela Zarranz

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 Varela Zarranz.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

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.

News about Winery Varela Zarranz and wines from the region

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An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

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The word of the wine: Maccabeo

See macabeu.

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