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2019 Viña Progreso Underground Collection Barrel-Less Tannat, Progreso, Canelones

( £26.75, 13.5% )

“A wine of the vintage”, according to Gabriel Pisano, but this is no Beaujolais Nouveau. In fact, this brilliant, unwooded Tannat from one of Uruguay’s best young winemakers, sourced from 30-year-old vines in the Progreso sub-region, doesn’t have to be drunk in a hurry at all. Youthful, juicy and fresh, with plum and black cherry fruit, a stony undertone and sappy, savoury tannins. Just the thing to drink while you’re reading my 2020 Uruguay Report.

BuyDrinking window: 2020-27Similar Wines: £20-£30, 90-94, Uruguay, Red, Tannat