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Pisano Progreso Tannat Reserve 2024

1 Reviews

Ripe yet fresh tannat, with bright blackberry fruit on the palate and mild tannins. Fermented and matured in tank to capture the fruit. Each year buyer Toby Morrhall blends this wine with Pisano's winemakers, Gustavo and Gabriel Pisano, aiming to produce a good introduction to Uruguyan tannat, with the accent on fruit, with a certain mild blackberry grip but avoiding dry tannins. For a more structured wine try Pisano Family Selection Grand Reserve Tannat 2023.

£9.95 Bottle

£119.00 Case of 12

In Stock

Code: UR641

Wine characteristics

Red Wine
Medium-bodied
Tannat
75cl
Now to 2028
13% Alcohol
no oak influence
Cork, diam
691 g (Empty bottle weight)

Vegetarian
Vegan

Pisano Family Vineyards & Cellars

History
In 1870 Don Francesco Pisano emigrated from Liguria, Italy to Uruguay. His son Don Cesare Secundino Pisano arrived in 1914, planted the original vineyards and produced the first wine in 1924. The third generation united Italian and Basque origins as Don César Pisano married Doña María Elsa Arretxea.

Today it is three brothers of the fourth generation who run the company, namely Eduardo, viticulture, Gustavo, head of winemaking, Daniel, exports and one of the fifth, Gabriel, cellar master.

They produce 30,000 dozens from their own vineyards.

Vineyards
The 30ha of vineyards are situated 25 kilometres north of Montevideo , benefiting from a sunny and cool Atlantic climate. The soils are a mix of clay and limestone.

The original Viña vineyard, next to the cellars, consists of 15 hectares of low-yielding high-density tannat, cabernet sauvignon and merlot vines, besides some chardonnay, torrontés.

The newer Barrancal vineyard is being developed five kilometres north of the cellars in the Progreso region. Here there are 15 hectares of pinot noir, syrah, petit verdot and viognier, besides the traditional tannat. The soil here is particularly high in limestone.

Cellar
The cellar is well equipped with a number of stainless-steel and concrete vats and a good modern bottling line. There are barrels for maturing some of the best wines and new oak is used judiciously to avoid dominating the specific character of their wine.

A view from my table

The presence of Tannat in Uruguay, a grape native to south-west France, is just one of the country’s quirks in wine. Dark fruit with some depth and grip – but not too tannic, as this grape can be.

Andy Neather

Wednesday 2nd Apr 2025

JancisRobinson.com

Bright, pale blueish crimson. Fairly soft and very slightly sour. But not in an unattractive way! Fast-forward Tannat and there’s nothing wrong with that. It may not be complex but considering the...

Bright, pale blueish crimson. Fairly soft and very slightly sour. But not in an unattractive way! Fast-forward Tannat and there’s nothing wrong with that. It may not be complex but considering the oak-ageing this is good value. JancisRobinson.com

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Jancis Robinson MW

Saturday 12th Apr 2025

Decanter

Vibrant floral and dark fruit aromas with bright blueberry and pepper notes. Juicy, light and fresh with moderate, ripe tannins. Fun, fragrant, easy-drinking style with a lively, enjoyable finish.

Peter Richards MW

Monday 3rd Mar 2025