Winery ToroToro Viejo Bonarda - Sirah
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Toro Viejo Bonarda - Sirah
Pairings that work perfectly with Toro Viejo Bonarda - Sirah
Original food and wine pairings with Toro Viejo Bonarda - Sirah
The Toro Viejo Bonarda - Sirah of Winery Toro matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or chicken legs and changing.
Details and technical informations about Winery Toro's Toro Viejo Bonarda - Sirah.
Discover the grape variety: Ciliegiolo
It is believed to be of Spanish origin. Today it is very present in Tuscany and in many other Italian regions where it is often blended with sangiovese to produce the famous Chianti. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the father of the said sangiovese, its mother being an almost unknown variety called calabrese di Montenuovo. - Synonymy: ciliegino, ciregiuolo or cireguoli, aleatico di spagna (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!). - Description: medium to large bunches, cylindrical-conical, winged, compact, strong medium-sized stalks with very little lignification; medium-sized, round berries, skin of medium thickness, very bluish-black with sometimes purplish reflections, juicy pulp. - Production potential: buds early in the year, only a few days after Chasselas. It is particularly fond of not too poor hillside soils. Vigorous, productive and regular, it should however be pruned in relation to the fact that its base eyes are not very fertile. Sensitive to wind, mildew, powdery mildew, acid rot and grey rot. Resistant to drought. Ripening 2nd period late. - Wine type/flavours: gives a full and supple wine with soft tannins, rich in alcohol, of a more or less dark ruby colour with in some cases purplish tints. Aromas of cinnamon, cherry, blueberry, spicy notes, plum, fresh grapes, liquorice, tobacco, vanilla, ... .
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Toro Viejo Bonarda - Sirah from Winery Toro are 2018, 0
Informations about the Winery Toro
The Winery Toro is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendoza
Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.
The word of the wine: Mutage
The act of adding alcohol to a fresh grape must or to a fermenting must.
