Barbera + Bonarda
"In the last decade Italian wine producers have been seeking out native, ancient vines, and in this way rediscovering lost places of their viticultural heritage.
 Today, winemakers are able to fully express the potential of these 'forgotten' varietals.
The results of their dedicated research offers diners a luscious range of flavors and fragrances unavailable from any other wine country in the world.
Canalegrande
is a wine made from authochthonous Italian grape varieties and appreciated for its authenticity, excellent value and pure enjoyment.
2003 (first vintage; sold out)
"It's a very dark wine, blackish-purple at the center, clear garnet at the edge. Fresh berries make for an appetizing aroma, warm and ripe; on the palate, mixed-berry fruit is shaped by tart, lemon-squirt acidity in a wine that, like many of its Italian brethren, is made to go with food.
The wine would do well with a variety of red meats, poultry and cheeses. I matched it against an offbeat pasta creation, shredded chicken in an Alfredo-style sauce accented with smoked Cheddar and a hint of chipotle peppers over fettuccine."
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Sold out:
2003, 2004, 2005
Now in stock: 2006
Barbera &
Bonarda
An
elegant, full-bodied, lush, dark-ruby colored,
meaty, gutsy, top-quality red. It has all  of
the typical luscious cherry and berry fruit
flavors one expects from this famous regional
wine. The wine partners well with all red
meats (roasted and smoked), meat-filled ravioli,
hot anti-pasti, game, and aged cheeses. It
drinks well now but will continue to improve
over the next couple of years.
Importer Direct:
Canalegrande is
sold
importer direct. This cutting-edge wine marketing
allows you to obtain, serve
and enjoy a limited production, top-quality, estate-bottled,
classic DOC Italian wine at a 'Direct
Import' (DI) price:
SRP: $30.00 PER BOTTLE & PLUS SHIPPING
DI: $18.50 per bottle
INCL. FREE SHIPPING
(within continental USA)
Min. Order: 6 bottles
Read: "How a $10 bottle of wine becomes a $30 bottle of wine in the USA."
Reviews
Wines
reviewed are identical to wines imported.
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