Winery Valle de la Puerta - Gran Reserva Bonarda

Winery Valle de la PuertaGran Reserva Bonarda

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Gran Reserva 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 Gran Reserva Bonarda of the Winery Valle de la Puerta is in the top 5 of wines of Famatina.

Taste structure of the Gran Reserva Bonarda from the Winery Valle de la Puerta

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Gran Reserva 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 Gran Reserva Bonarda of Winery Valle de la Puerta in the region of La Rioja often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

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

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

Last vintages of this wine

Gran Reserva Bonarda - 2016
In the top 5 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Gran Reserva Bonarda - 2014
In the top 5 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Gran Reserva Bonarda - 2013
In the top 5 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Gran Reserva Bonarda - 2012
In the top 5 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Gran Reserva Bonarda - 2011
In the top 5 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Gran Reserva Bonarda - 2010
In the top 5 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Gran Reserva Bonarda - 2009
In the top 5 of of Famatina wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Gran Reserva Bonarda from Winery Valle de la Puerta are 2016, 2011, 2013, 2010 and 2009.

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 3 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 450 of of Argentina wines
In the top 3 of of Famatina wines
In the top 8000 of red wines
In the top 15000 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: Provignage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached.

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