Canelones
Where Uruguayan wine is made
- Soil
- Rolling clay-limestone hills near the River Plate; humid, Atlantic-moderated climate.
- Style
- Deep, structured Tannat — firm but rounder than Madiran — often blended with Merlot.
- Top sites
- Las Violetas and Progreso; old family bodegas around Montevideo.
- Vintages
- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Producers
- JuanicóBracco Bosca
Tip · Canelones, just north of Montevideo, is the engine of Uruguayan wine — the heartland of Tannat, brought by Basque settlers in the 19th century.
Value pick
Pisano ‘RPF’ Tannat · ~$20
A classic family-bodega Tannat — dark, firm and savoury, the Uruguayan style at a fair price.
Collector pick
Bouza Tannat ‘Las Violetas’ · ~$55 · 2019
A polished, single-vineyard Tannat from a leading boutique producer — structured and age-worthy.