Marichal Wines, Uruguay
The Marichal family helped put Uruguayan wine on the map, and the world is finally taking notice.
Headed by winemakers Juan Andrés and Alejandro Marichal, the family-owned winery was established in 1938 and is now into its third and fourth generation of family winemaking.
The vineyards are located at an ideal latitude in the department, or province, of Canelones (15 miles north of Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo). Here, the warm weather, cool Atlantic breezes and deep clay soil allow grape varieties like Tannat to thrive and achieve its unique character.
Tannat-based wines rarely appear on Wine Spectator year-end lists, but in 2020, the 2018 Marichal Premium Varietal Tannat was declared a Top 100 wine of the year, the only Uruguayan wine to make the list.
