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Uruguayan Wine

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TANNAT is the national grape โ€” a thick-skinned, deeply tannic Basque variety from Madiran in south-west France, brought by the Basque settler Pascual Harriague in the 1870s and long called harriague after him. It ripens more fully in Uruguayโ€™s maritime climate than in France and makes a softer wine, and it is the obvious partner to a country that eats this much beef. Growing is concentrated in CANELONES, Montevideo, San Josรฉ, Colonia and Maldonado, on clay over limestone, in a large number of small family bodegas.

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  • Tannat is a variety of Madiran in south-west France, introduced to Uruguay by the Basque settler Pascual Harriague in the 1870s and long known locally as harriague. It produces a less austere wine in Uruguayโ€™s maritime climate than in its French homeland and is the countryโ€™s signature grape. documented
  • Pascual Harriague plants Tannat, a Madiran variety from south-west France, in Salto; it is known locally as harriague for decades afterwards. documented

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  • originates from French documented

    Tannat is a Madiran variety from south-west France, brought by the Basque settler Pascual Harriague in the 1870s.

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