Variety: Bonarda (Charbono)
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2008
Price: $9.95
Vintage Cellar's notes: The bouquet is floral and lightly jammy, with berry aromas and a savory note or two. To the uninitiated, this is a great introduction to Bonarda. Finishes solid. Very sweet, berry smell with some rooty undertones. Kind of dry, makes your lips pucker.
This was a very dark wine, and the color was the first thing I noted. I smelled dark jammy fruits, like blackberries and currants. These carried through in the taste, a little earthy and dark, like beets and currants mixed together. Also some black cherry. Kind of a rough finish in my opinion, could be helped by decanting.
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