Summers Winery
Villa Andriana Vineyard Estate Bottled Charbono
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA
This is a fun varietal for after work on a Saturday night. 10 years past it’s vintage and it’s showing no end in sight. Great tannin structure and vibrant with red fruit. Tastes like biting in to a pomegranate and biting down on one of the seeds. Also known as Dolce Noir, Bonarda, or Charbonneau. Hard to find from Napa, but if you come across it, grab it! I would guess this would be good for another 5-7 years.
This is a fun varietal for after work on a Saturday night. 10 years past it’s vintage and it’s showing no end in sight. Great tannin structure and vibrant with red fruit. Tastes like biting in to a pomegranate and biting down on one of the seeds. Also known as Dolce Noir, Bonarda, or Charbonneau. Hard to find from Napa, but if you come across it, grab it! I would guess this would be good for another 5-7 years.
Jul 28th, 2019
Fruity and juicy. Awesome wine for the table and the wallet.
Fruity and juicy. Awesome wine for the table and the wallet.
Jan 19th, 2014
I feel like this wine was perfectly aged, mellow tannins with hints of spice. Not my favorite varietal but overall a good wine.
I feel like this wine was perfectly aged, mellow tannins with hints of spice. Not my favorite varietal but overall a good wine.
Jun 25th, 2016
Wonderful bouquet, fruity, cherries, plum flavored. Very nice with eggplant Parmesan.
Wonderful bouquet, fruity, cherries, plum flavored. Very nice with eggplant Parmesan.
Feb 3rd, 2016
Getting near the end for this vintage. Lucky this is the last bottle
Getting near the end for this vintage. Lucky this is the last bottle
Jul 14th, 2015
Decent Italian style dinner wine that's not chianti!
Decent Italian style dinner wine that's not chianti!
Dec 9th, 2012