Winery Valle de la Puerta - Alta Bonarda

Winery Valle de la PuertaAlta Bonarda

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Alta Bonarda of Winery Valle de la Puerta is a red wine from the region of Famatina of La Rioja.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
The Alta Bonarda of the Winery Valle de la Puerta is in the top 10 of wines of Famatina.

Taste structure of the Alta Bonarda from the Winery Valle de la Puerta

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Alta Bonarda of Winery Valle de la Puerta in the region of La Rioja is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Alta Bonarda of Winery Valle de la Puerta in the region of La Rioja often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Valle de la Puerta's Alta Bonarda.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Vignoles

An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-François Ravat around 1930. Some people give it as parents the 6905 Seibel - or subéreux - and the pinot, to be confirmed however. It can still be found in North America and England, but is practically unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Alta Bonarda - 2017
In the top 10 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Alta Bonarda - 2016
In the top 10 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Alta Bonarda - 2015
In the top 10 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Alta Bonarda - 2014
In the top 10 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Alta Bonarda - 2013
In the top 10 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Alta Bonarda - 2012
In the top 10 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Alta Bonarda - 2011
In the top 10 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Alta Bonarda from Winery Valle de la Puerta are 2011, 2017, 2014, 2015 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Valle de la Puerta

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Famatina in the region of La Rioja

The Winery Valle de la Puerta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Famatina to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine La Rioja
In the top 4500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 10 of of Famatina wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Famatina

Famatina is a remote, Dry and dusty river valley in the foothills of the Andes, within the La Rioja region of Argentina. Torrontés is by far the most important Grape variety planted in Famatina, and produces fresh, Aromatic white wines. The ever-present Malbec produces excellent wines in the region as well, along with Bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. The small town of Famatina and the slightly larger town of Chilecito are home to the region's 500 or so small, family-owned vineyards.


The wine region of La Rioja

La Rioja is a wine region in the foothills of the Andes Mountains in western Argentina, North of Mendoza and San Juan. Unlike its Spanish namesake, it has traditionally been associated most closely with white wines. The mountainous Terroir of the region is particularly suited to the Torrontés Riojano variety, which produces Fruity, Soft, Aromatic whites. Bonarda, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec can also be found growing throughout the region.

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The word of the wine: Erinosis

Generally benign condition caused by a very small mite. The infested leaves show blisters on the upper surface, sometimes reddish, sometimes green, to which corresponds on the lower surface a dense felting, first pinkish white, then brownish or reddish.

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