“Winemaker Alejandro Vigil has to travel eastward to the El Mirador Vineyard in Rivadavia in the warm part of Mendoza to get his bonarda grapes. That’s where this late-ripening variety can ripen easily and offer the generous, voluptuous fruit flavors that develop under the zone’s intense sun. Pressed entirely whole-cluster for greater freshness, this wine also has 15% cabernet franc from the heights of Gualtallary, which adds a light herbal touch, but more importantly, it lends the hard bones that provides the structure that this red’s generously meaty flesh can rest upon.”

“A very refined bonarda with very pretty violet and berry aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, refined and polished. Such a delicious finish. Finesse from a touch of cabernet franc.”

“Stewed berry aromas are oaky and a bit murky. On the palate, this is chunky and wide, with tannic rub. Roasted berry flavors come with a whole lot of oak, which means the finish tastes pasty, creamy and chocolaty, with herbal plum as the lasting fruit flavor.”