Bonarda - Vastago de GEA 2019

Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza

Notas de cata

Deep, clear and bright purple in the glass. The nose is harmonious and true to the variety, built around fresh red fruit. On the palate the naturally firm tannins are rounded off by partial oak contact, while lively acidity keeps the wine juicy.

Marida con

• Grilled flank (vacío) or skirt steak
• Grilled chorizo and sausages
• Beef empanadas
• Pasta with meat ragù
• Salami pizza

De dónde viene

Bodega Staphyle belongs to the Porretta family, who in 2002 began rebuilding an old winery from the 1930s in Carrodilla, Luján de Cuyo. Luján de Cuyo is one of Mendoza's historic wine districts, lying just south of the city in the foothills of the Andes. Mendoza made its name with Malbec, but Bonarda is Argentina's second most widely planted variety, and it is only partly related to the Bonarda known in Piedmont. In Argentina it gives dark, fruit-driven wines with round tannins and fresh acidity. In the Vástago de Gea, only 30% of the wine spent a short time in oak. The fruit stays in front, and the wood simply smooths the edges.

Only 30% of the wine was briefly aged in oak barrels.

Servicio

Serve slightly cooler than most reds, at around 16 °C.

Ficha técnica

De la bodega Staphyle

A third-generation Mendoza family with old vines in Agrelo and the first vineyard in the mountains of Potrerillos.

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