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Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat
Gimenez Mendez
Uruguay - Canelones - Las Brujas

The wine is 100% Tannat, intense, smooth yet powerful and elegant with ripe red fruits on the nose, perfect acidity and balanced tannins in the mouth. An easy drinking and food-friendly wine. Tannat is considered as one of the “healthiest” red wine grapes, thanks to much higher levels of antioxidants. Enjoy this wine - a unique style from the South Atlantic.

Specifications
Appellation
Las Brujas
Wine Type
Red
Varietal(s)
100% Tannat
Age of vines
26 years old
Agricultural Practices
Sustainable
Soil type
Clay loam, medium fertility
Vinification
Hand harvest and hand selection, destemming and crushing . Pre fermentation maceration at low temperature during 6 days. Delicate and slow fermentation with selected yeast between 18 to 25 C during 12 to 15 days. Post maceration during 8 days. American and French oak aging during 9 months. Finally a blend is produced with wines of the same variety obtained from different plots to achieve the GIMENEZ MENDEZ Alta Reserva profile.
Production
24,000 (9-liter cases)
Pairings

Pairs well with roasted red meats (parrilla-asado), pastas and well-seasoned cheeses. Ideal with lamb. Also very enjoyable with desserts and chocolate.

Reviews and News

2020 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - 92 PTS - TA

2020 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - 92 PTS - TA

tim atkin logo 250"Sourced from the family's holdings in Las Brujas, this is a subtle, engagingly floral Tannat that doesn't have to try too hard to impress. Chalky and fresh, with subtle reduction, fine tannins, racy minerality and bramble and black cherry fruit. 2023-28."

- Tim Atkin (Uruguay Special Report 2021), 92 pts

2020 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - 91 PTS - JS

2020 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - 91 PTS - JS

james suckling hq logo plain"Blackberries, roasted meaty spices and some red fruit, too. A textured, medium-to full-bodied red with tight but polished tannins and good length. Drink now."

- James Suckling (May 2022), 91 pts

2020 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - 90 PTS - WE

2020 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - 90 PTS - WE

wine enthusiast 90 pts

"This wine has a bouquet of cherry, plum and black olive. Tannins are smooth and firm, supporting a palate with meaty plum and oaky notes. Lively acidity balances out the flavors. It finishes with hints of coffee. - Jesica VARGAS"

- Wine Enthusiast (April 2023),90 pts

2017 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - Extraordinary *** - WP

2017 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - Extraordinary *** - WP

wplogo"Uruguay has banked on tannat for its wine reputation. This beauty from Gimenez Mendez should help spread the word. The wine is firm yet not overly tannic, chock full of berry and black cherry flavors with noticeable oak influence from nine months in American and French barrels. Very polished and modern. - Dave McIntyre"

- The Washington Post (September 2021), "Extraordinary", "Great Value"

2017 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - 93 PTS - SJ

2017 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - 93 PTS - SJ

somm journal purple logo"From the South Atlantic, this iconic grape of Uruguay shows itself here as tarry and chalky, with blue sage and black plum on its shadowed, haunting frame. It tames out at mid-palate, revealing brown sugar, cedar, and boysenberry. Aged nine months in French and American oak, Tannat is considered the “healthiest” grape due to much higher levels of antioxidants."

- The Somm Journal (February/March 2022), 93 pts

2017 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - 90 PTS - TA

2017 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Tannat - 90 PTS - TA

tim atkin logo 250"Aged in American oak because it gives Tannat "better polymerisation", according to winemaker Gastón Vitale, this is certainly sweeter and more coconutty than most of the bodega's other reds. Smooth and supple, it has plenty of bramble and black cherry fruit and a backbone of tannin. 2021-25"

Tim Atkin, Best of Uruguay 2020, 90 pts

Producer Information: Gimenez Mendez

In 1991, Luis Alberto Gimenez and his wife Marta Mendez, with a long tradition in the wine business, decided to start producing premium wines for the domestic and international market. ...
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