A souther French variety, it's most commonly found in the south-west part of the country near Pyrenees.
Characteristically, it has hard tannins, raspberry aromas, and a fair amount of astringency. Given those tannins, it's successful as the base for French roses, where tannins are minimized by little skin contact.
Made from Tannat grape which is typically rough and tannic when young, but with aging will mature into a full-bodied red wine.
This wine spent twenty months in French oak barrel before bottled.
Tannat makes decidedly robust wines, with pronounced aromas of tobacco smoke, plum or ripe berries.
The wines also tend to be dense purple-red in colour, with significant tannins and a wonderfully spicy finish.
I should have cellared it for couple of years before opening.
Can be a perfect match with heavy meat (e.g. steaks).
NZ$ 46.
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