Tannat
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(aka. Harriague)
Tannat is a highly tannic, black-berried grape grown in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains, in the southwest corner of France. A minimum of 40% of this grape is used in the blend to make Madiran, a perfumed full-bodied read more...
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Tannat on Snooth
Yowzza! the Bouza is back. Deep and dark with generous plum and cherry liquor fruit. Hints of bittersweet chocolate and coffee lace the nose while a rip of tannin completes the package. A favorite!
Massive red wine with tons of fruit & minerality all balanced with natural ... steak wine. Don't fear the Tannat
Massive red wine with tons of fruit & minerality all balanced with natural ... steak wine. Don't fear the Tannat
Charles - they really haven't hit it with pinot noir yet. They're trying it in ... cab francs are very nice. Tannat is still a bit difficult and can be rather monolithic, but if you give it a lot of air there are three...
And here's a link to the Tannat from Chateau O'Brien that I believe the good Dr. was refering to: http://www.chateauobrien.com/wines/detail/limited_reserve_tannat/ I would LOVE to give this a try... and wonder if any of...
I've written (a book of questions, really) to Dr. Tony Wolf, Director & ... Virginia Tech concerning the Tannat. Of course, writing such a book with so many questions at this time of year to a man who is up to his knees...
... to even get near this one. Tannat grows in southwest France in a region called Madiran and produces what I think is the most dense and tannic wine in the world. Yet in the hands of a skilled winemaker, the stuff is...
HUH? This is really nice wine but it's certainly NOT made from Tannat, a hyper-tannic, tooth-staining red grape. It's actually made from Trebbiano...
There's some pretty decent Tannat and Touriga Nacional being made in Georgia (the state by Florida, not Russia's Georgia) too. Tiger Mountain (tigerwine.com) comes to mind as one of the better producers who's making both....
Look at that. Someone agreed with me....
Tannat is good for you health benefits see above description number 2!!!
fiona1605 wrote a new description for Tannat.
Popular Regions for Tannat
- Madiran
- Uruguay
- Argentina
- Progreso
- South West France
- France
- USA
- California
- Brazil
- Australia
- Italy
- Monterey
- South Africa
- Peru
- Virginia






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