Passionate Wines Via Revolucionaria Bonarda Pura
Winery
Passionate Wines
Name of Wine
Via Revolucionaria Bonarda Pura
Varietal
Aging
Region
Uco Valley, Tupungato, Mendoza Province
Country
Argentina
Nose
Bright purple color with seductively perfumed aromas of musky blueberry, cherry, raspberry, and unusual toasted/smoky notes despite zero oak aging
Tasting Notes
Concentrated palate with meaty berry flavors, bright red fruit, peppery and gamy notes with hints of venison. Fresh, juicy, and thirst-quenching with moderate tannins and electric acidity
Food Pairings
Grilled meats, game dishes, charcuterie, hearty stews, roasted vegetables
Via Revolucionaria Bonarda Pura Description
This wine is what happens when a mad scientist gets really, really good at making wine. Matías Michelini isn’t content with following the playbook – he’s too busy rewriting it with wines like this Bonarda Pura that challenge everything you think you know about Argentine reds. Using carbonic maceration on 50-year-old pergola vines, he’s created something that manages to be both experimental and surprisingly drinkable.
The “Pura” isn’t just marketing speak; this really is Bonarda in its most unadorned form, but that doesn’t mean it’s simple. Those smoky, toasted notes that somehow appear without any oak aging? That’s pure terroir magic, possibly from compounds in the vine stems that most winemakers would discard. The result is a wine that’s both familiar and completely unexpected – juicy and fresh enough for casual sipping, but with enough complexity to keep wine geeks arguing about it all night.
It’s the kind of bottle that makes you realize there’s still plenty to discover in the wine world, assuming you’re brave enough to venture beyond the usual suspects.