Domaine Monte De Luz Tannat Reserva 2007

This evening Shirley asked for a red wine for one of her recipes of pork chops and mushrooms, so I gave her one of the wines we found on our vacation to New York City, a Domaine Monte de Luz Tennat 2009 ($16) from Uruguay.  This is the first wine from Uruguay that I had an opportunity to taste and the first time for a wine made from the Tannat grape. Tannat is a red wine grape, historically grown in South West France in the Madiran AOC and is now one of the most prominent grapes in Uruguay, where it is considered the "national grape".
A dark ruby colored wine with aromas of dark berries, cherry, tobacco and a hint of chocolate or cocoa.  A dry mouth feel with taste of mineral and currants and a long dry finish with a little spice was a lot like a good Cabernet Franc. At least, that's what it reminded me of.
The wine was OK with the pork chops, but excellent with a dessert of chocolate ice cream.  It should also do well with hard cheese, lamb or duck.