Don Guerino ‘El Gaucho’ Tannat 2021

£15.99

Produced from the very first bloc of Tannat vines planted by Don Guerino back in 2001, and using the winery’s own yeasts, this robust, beautifully presented red would make a stylish gift for a wine lover – or try at home with roast beef, chilli con carne, venison or a strongly flavoured cheese.

An unfiltered, heavy-bodied wine, El Gaucho is surprisingly smooth and approachable, given the youth of this example.

Read a review (of the 2018 vintage) on the winebound website:  ElGauchoTannat

Description

ABV: 14%

APPEARANCE: vibrant, deep purple colour

AROMAS: concentration of black cherry with a more lifted note of raspberry or redcurrant; traces too of cinnamon, spice, vanilla & some toastiness from American & French oak barrels

TASTE: an unfiltered wine, richly flavoured, medium-heavy bodied, with surprisingly supple tannins

FOOD PAIRING: goes perfectly with well seasoned beef, roast lamb & BBQ/spiced dishes, also with strongly flavoured cheeses

OVERALL: it is unusual to find a Tannat (a French grape variety) which is so approachable after a couple of years but El Gaucho manages it with some style, while still having plenty of ageing potential! A winning combination of structure with elegance..

If you like this, try Fausto Tannat, from the same grape variety but made in a heavier, more robust style