Name: Ksana Bonarda
Variety: Bonarda
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2008
Price: $9.95
Vintage Cellar Review: 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.
My Review: On the nose, this wine had a little bit of spice. The alcohol was fairly apparent on the nose, but it was also grapey with a hint of black cherry. The palate was a little different that what the nose hinted at. It was much more vegetal and tasted like green peppers and it was very tannic. The vegetal flavor was balanced with a little bit of blackberry. Overall, this wine was good, but not my favorite. More than anything, how tannic it was made me not necessarily want to have it again.
I did not have food with this wine.
Vintage Cellar Review: 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.
My Review: On the nose, this wine had a little bit of spice. The alcohol was fairly apparent on the nose, but it was also grapey with a hint of black cherry. The palate was a little different that what the nose hinted at. It was much more vegetal and tasted like green peppers and it was very tannic. The vegetal flavor was balanced with a little bit of blackberry. Overall, this wine was good, but not my favorite. More than anything, how tannic it was made me not necessarily want to have it again.
I did not have food with this wine.
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