Originally Posted by
terrier
Tannat is a pretty unusual varietal to find outside of Uruguay. I've yet to have a bad Uruguayan tannat, but that may reflect the limited availability of Uruguayan wine in the US more than anything else.
Really great with red meat.
I think wine from Cahors also usually involves tannat. Definitely not for the tannin-wary.
Oops, looks like I was a bit off: it's Madiran that's famous for tannat, although it can be used in Cahors (which is mostly Malbec, if my googling serves me right). Looks like it's the Basques who brought it to Uruguay.
http://www.tablascreek.com/tannat.html