FAMILIA DEICAS Extreme Vineyards Cerro Del Guazuvirá Red Blend 2021

This vineyard is planted in Cerro del Guazuvirá, Lavalleja – where vineyards hardly exist – at 17 miles from the Atlantic coast, on mother rock with volcanic granite. In order to plant the vines, back in 2013, the rock had to be dynamited. When planting the vines, soil from a nearby site was brought, and individual pots were made with it to aid water retention. This wasn’t enough and so a special gel had to be mixed with the soil. To avoid the damage by the local wild deer Guazuvirá the vines were covered with a specially designed mesh. And an electric fence was put in place to stop the wild boar from destroying the mesh.

Grapes

50% Merlot, 40% Tannat, 8% Petit Verdot, 2% Viognier

Tasting Notes

"Bedrock" is Santiago Deicas's description of the soils in this stony, granitic site, which is already producing remarkable things after just three vintages. Amphora-fermented and aged, with salty minerality, damson and dark plum flavours and lovely freshness and palate length. 95 Points. Tim Atkin MW

Region

Cerro del Guazuvirá, Lavalleja, Uruguay

ABV

12.5%