In recent years the Argentinian wine scene has been dominated by Malbec. Another great wine that has sort of been "under the radar" is Bonarda. Originally native to Piedmont in northern Italy, this grape was brought to Argentina by Italian settlers over 100 years ago. It is actually the second most grown varietal in Argentina today. It is believed that Charbono which grows in California is very closely related.
Bonarda wines can be described as having dark fruit flavors, aromas of baking spice, hints of chocolate, and finish with sweet tannins. I consider it a medium bodied, crowd pleaser sort of wine. I also suspect this wine would pair very well with a pork dish or even a roasted chicken.
Here at Harry's we have a very nice Bonarda from Bodegas Nieto with a very nice price. The wine is the 2010 Nieto Senetiner Bonarda Reserva and it retails for $12.99. It's a wine definitely worth trying!
-Greg
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