WTN: not alotta tannat

Nope, not alotta at all, but one (if it's a good one) is all you need.
Bodegas Castillo Viejo, 'Catamayor', 2005 from San Jose-Uruguay is damn tasty stuff, with darkish black cherry red color, beef aromas and black chernozyom soils and a slight floral lift. Beautiful, serious nose. This is a tensely drawn wine between power and a nicely acidic finish which provides delineation. Austere and brooding at the same time, with black fruits and an iron-nickel-copper finish. Old-World in style, I wish I had another one or two of these to set aside and try in 5-10 years. A-

[Jenise]

Yours is maybe the first positive note about a Uruguayan tannat I've seen, Mark. At least, that wasn't coming from someone who never spends more than $10 on wine and thinks bigger is always better. Apparently, you can't get more where this came from?

Yours is maybe the first positive note about a Uruguayan tannat I've seen, Mark. At least, that wasn't coming from someone who never spends more than $10 on wine and thinks bigger is always better. Apparently, you can't get more where this came from?

I'll have to see, because I bought it as a closeout from a local shop. Love to follow the evolution of these, because I think the savory-earthy-metallic features of this will get even better with time, and what more can I ask for for $12?