Bodega Garzon Balasto 2018 750ml









Decanter | D 97
Published: Jun 29, 2023
This is the fourth version of Garzón’s top wine, from a selection of vineyards bathed in Atlantic breezes. The blend is 40% Tannat, 34% Cabernet Franc, 18% Petit Verdot, plus Merlot and Marselan, aged for 20 months in untoasted French oak barrels. It’s full of fruit, but with herbal notes too, and sharp, fine tannins. An elegant and deep wine for ageing.
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 14.00%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 34% Cabernet Franc 18% Petit Verdot 40% Tannat
Jamessuckling.com | JS 96
Published: Jun 7, 2020
Blackberries and tar with black walnuts and dried violets. Full-bodied, yet so tight and focused with beautifully polished, precise tannins that give a beautiful texture. This is deep and gorgeous. Extremely attractive and reserved. Better after 2022.
Bodegagarzon.com
The ballast soil in Garzon is decomposed granite rock with excellent drainage and permeability. It is ideal to provide this iconic Uruguayan wine with its elegance, complexity, energy and vibrancy.
On the nose this elegantly spiced wine displays fresh red and black fruits notes. In the mouth tannins are juicy and vibrant with energy and vitality associated to an excellent texture and long finish.
Fermentation: 80 hl cement tanks
Aging: 20 months in 25 and 50 hl untoasted French oak barrels
Varietal: 40% Tannat, 34% Cabernet Franc, 18% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot, 3% Marselan
Alcohol: 13,5%