BOUZA 2015 TANNAT RESERVA

PRODUCER INFO
  • Juan and Elisa Bouza established their winery in 2000 by restoring a historic winery originally built in the 1940’s by Numa Pesquera in the outskirts of Montevideo.
  • Over the last ten years Bouza has established itself as Uruguay’s most critically acclaimed producer.
  • Uruguay's temperate, Atlantic influenced climate sees four distinct seasons and temperatures rarely exceed 93 degrees.
  • Bouza’s Winemaker, Dr. Eduardo Boido, is considered Uruguay’s authority on all things Tannat.

ABOUT THE WINE   
​Vintage: 2015 | Wine Type: Red Wine 
Varietal: 100% Tannat  
Origin: Uruguay | Appellation: Canelones 
Elaboration: Dry farmed fruit. Hand harvested between February 24th and March 3rd, 2015. Gravity flow winemaking. Aged 13 months in French and American oak. Bottled unfiltered on August 20, 2016. 
Winemaker: Dr. Eduardo Boido  

TASTING NOTES
Garnet red color with petrol highlights.  Very expressive in the nose with black fruits, mulberries, cassis, raisins, over an elegant smoky background.  Velvety but marked tannins.  Balanced and persistent final bouquet.  

TECHNICAL DATA
Production: 2,645 cases | Alcohol: 15.0% | TA: 3.88 g/l | Residual Sugar: 2.8 g/l | pH: 3.88

PRESS & POINTS
2015 - 91 Points and Editor's Choice, Wine Enthusiast 
2013 - 92 Points, Beverage Testing Institute 
2010 - 90 Points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate​