Winemaker’s Blend 2021 Reserva Sierra Oriental Uruguay

The Diz family come from Villanova de Arousa in Galicia (Spain) crossing the Atlantic in 1881 settling in South America.

It was in Argentina, where the family originally settled and they dedicated themselves to cultivating the land, developing land to populate and produce meat.

They settled in Uruguay in 1998 and fell deeply in love with the country and especially with the Maldonado mountain region where they saw enormous potential for fruit and vegetable cultivation, production of honey, meat and finished products for sale to an increasingly demanding public.

It was in 2003 that the family established La Oriental in Paraje José Ignacio.

Olive trees were planted in 2004 followed by red vines the year after.

Their first commercial harvest of both olive & vine came in 2008 and were sold off to third parties.

It wasn’t until 2011 that the family produced wine under their own label, Sierra Oriental.

A blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Tannat and 25% Merlot, this is made as a young style, where the winemakers limit the extraction of tannins to achieve a blend with a medium structure, intense colour and a delicate, juicy palate.

An abundance of black fruit such as blackberry and plums with nuances of red apple, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, blueberries and quince.

Fleshy with a sweet and round mid palate with a touch of mint, liquorice and a lovely minerality.

Fresh and juicy on the finish.

The perfect companion with beef, lamb, duck and aged soft cheeses.