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Tannat
red grape Madiran; Uruguay serve 16–18 °C ages 4–20 years
Tannat is a red grape: very full-bodied, fresh acidity, very firm tannin, usually dry. 18 Tannat wines from £10.59. Typical aromas: blackberry, plum, liquorice, smoke, cocoa.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Tannin
lowhigh
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Tannat sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
cassoulet, duck confit, steak, lamb. the classic tannin-versus-fat pairing
Where it grows
Madiran, France — ferociously tannic; micro-oxygenation invented here to soften it
Uruguay, Uruguay — softer, riper national grape
If you like Tannat
18 Tannat wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 18
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred