Bizarra Extravaganza, Tannarone 2018

Bizarra is a movement that originates in Santiago Deicas’ passion and obsession for innovation. It started a few years ago by making craft beer; he then decided to apply some of these techniques to make natural wine. This range aims to experiment with oenology and its limits. With the first vintage being 2018, and small quantities made, these are quickly becoming some of the most sought after vanguard wines from Uruguay. Tannarone 2018 a marriage between the Tannat grape and Amarone (technically, Appassimento) style of winemaking. It's made with 100% Tannat, but the grapes are dried on the vine prior to harvest (so most of the water content from the grapes evaporates, leaving the intense sugary juice) and then fermented in concrete tanks to retain freshness. It's a rich, dense and figgy red with liquorice and baking spice flavours and not an overly done tannic grip. A very cool, innovative wine and one we think pairs best with a BBQ.