Availability
Nose
Ripe and cooked fruit, with Madeira-like notes and a spicy hint of vanilla.
- Grape
- Croatina
- Region
- Emilia Romagna
- ABV
- 12.5%
Bonarosa is Villa Oppi's sweet red passito from Croatina, which locals call Bonarda, grown in the Val d'Arda. The bunches dry a week in the sun, then about four months in the shade, and the wine ages about a year in small oak casks.
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Tasting Notes
Tasting notes published by the producer, included verbatim with attribution.
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- Source
- Producer notes · confidence High
Palate
Dense and rich, with excellent acidity.
Finish
Long.
Overall
Light, opaque red with orange tints. A Croatina passito of 12.5% alcohol, aged about a year in small oak casks and about three years in bottle.
Vintages
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- Best price
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- Retailers
- 0 in stock
- ABV
- 12.5%
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- 0 in stock
- ABV
- 12.5%
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Food Pairing
Aromatic bridge
Good match
Chocolate
Its cooked-fruit and vanilla notes sit well with dark or milk chocolate.
Try with: Dark chocolate, milk chocolate
Sweet balance
Good match
Cream desserts and cakes
Its richness and sweetness stand up to a creamy dessert.
Try with: Panna cotta, jam tart
Salt balance
Good match
Matured cheese
Salty, mature cheese and a sweet wine balance each other.
Try with: Aged Grana Padano
Sources & trust
Tasting notes
Notes published by the producer, quoted with attribution.
Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs
Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential
Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · Medium
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Ripe and cooked fruit, with Madeira-like notes and a spicy hint of vanilla. Dense and rich, with excellent acidity.
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