If you are bored with your regular cab, merlot or pinot try this weird ass wine.
First of all the variety name bonarda is confusing as hell: the actual grape is Croatina, which happens to be historically called Bonarda in Oltrepò Pavese region of Lombardy.
To make things even more mixed up there is a popular Argentine variety called Bonarda, which is Charbono in California and Corbeau in France... The only real Bonarda is Bonarda Piemontese.
Anyhow, this wine smells like Sherry, and tastes like cherry Coke with a finish of chocolate.
I am suspecting it was slightly oxidized, still fun though...
Medium body, lightly sparkling, quite tannic and substantial. This is a truly atypical wine.
Served chilled makes an great light dinner wine.
$18, Uva, Williamsburg
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