Bouza 2020 Monte Vide Eu

Producer Info

• Juan and Elisa Bouza established their winery in 2000 by restoring a historic winery originally built in the 1940’s by Numa Pesquera in the outskirts
  of Montevideo.
• Over the last ten years Bouza has established itself as Uruguay’s most critically acclaimed producer.
• Uruguay’s temperate, Atlantic influenced climate sees four distinct seasons and temperatures rarely exceed 93 degrees.
• Bouza’s Winemaker, Dr. Eduardo Boido, is considered Uruguay’s authority on all things Tannat.

About the Wine

• Grapes here are sourced from the finest clusters grown in the best quality blocks of each of Bouza’s two Montevideo area vineyards – Melilla, a fairly cool climate site that surrounds the winery, and Las Violetas, a warmer, clay driven site about 15 miles north of the winery.
• Critics and sommeliers routinely see this as a national treasure, calling it the greatest, most significant red wine being produced in Uruguay.

Vintage: 2020 | Wine Type: Red Wine
Varietal: 55% Tannat/27% Merlot/18% Tempranillo
Origin: Uruguay | Appellation: Canelones and Montevideo
Elaboration: The three varieties were vinified separately, with manual selection of the berries, berry by berry. Fermentation at 26ºC with two pump overs and 1 pigeage a day. Total maceration, between 10 and 14 days, depending on the vinification process of each of the plots. Aging of each variety from 9 and 12 months in French and American oak barrels and then blended.
Conservation: Up to 15 years
Winemaker: Dr. Eduardo Boido  

Tasting Notes

Intense red color.  Fruit aromas of plums and blackberry, with vanilla and toasted notes.  Balanced acidity in the mouth with rounded and silky tannins.  Medium body leads into a long, lasting finish.

Technical Data

Production: 1808 cases (6x750ml) | Alcohol: 15.0% | TA: 3.1 g/L| Residual Sugar: 2.8g/L | pH: 3.8

Press & Points

2020 – 95 Points, Tim Atkin
2020 – 94 Points, Patricio Tapia – Descorchados
2020 – 93 Points, James Suckling
2020 – 91 Points, Wine & Spirits
2019 – 96 Points, Descorchados
2019 – 94 Points, James Suckling
2019 – 95 Points and “Gold Medal”, Decanter
2018 – 94 Points, Patricio Tapia – Descorchados
2018 – 97 Points, Tim Atkin, Medal of Excellence, Overall Red Wine of the Year
2018 – 96 Points, Decanter, Best Red Blend of Uruguay, Top 5 in Latin America
2018 – 96 Points, Marcelo Copello
2018 – 92 Points, Wine Enthusiast
2018 – 92 Points, James Suckling
2018 – 96 Points and “Best Blend Uruguay, 5th. in the ranking of South America”, Decanter
2018 – 94 Points and “Best Montevideo, Best Red, Best Red Blend”, Descorchados