This wine doesn’t quite measure up to the Merlot or the Cabernet in this “Alta Reserva” line, but the fact that it even comes close to those wines from the spectacularly good 2011 vintage shows how congenial conditions are for Tannat in Uruguay. The primary fruit notes recall blackberries and black currents, with abundant but ripe tannins and an appealing savory undertone and emerging accents of black tea and tobacco leaf.
