Bardolino DOC
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Valpolicella's lighter neighbor on the lake, made from the same grapes on glacial gravel and drunk young and cool. Pale ruby, low tannin, with sour cherry, raspberry, white pepper and a snap of acidity; it's closer to a cru Beaujolais than to anything else in the Veneto. Chiaretto, the pale pink version, is the zone's biggest success and one of Italy's best rosati: strawberry, citrus and a saline finish. Since 2018 three subzones (Montebaldo, La Rocca, Sommacampagna) can appear on labels.
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Guerrieri Rizzardi
Bardolino Classico Tacchetto
The estate's basic Bardolino from a single site, sour cherry and pepper, serve slightly chilled.
$14 to $18Wine-SearcherLe Fraghe
Bardolino Chiaretto Ròdon
Matilde Poggi's organic rosato, pale, dry and saline with strawberry and grapefruit; a critics' favorite.
$16 to $20Wine-SearcherZeni
Bardolino Classico
Reliable, widely distributed and cheap; cranberry and cherry with soft tannin.
$12 to $15Wine-Searcher
| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guerrieri Rizzardi | Bardolino Classico Tacchetto The estate's basic Bardolino from a single site, sour cherry and pepper, serve slightly chilled. | $14 to $18 | Wine-Searcher |
| Le Fraghe | Bardolino Chiaretto Ròdon Matilde Poggi's organic rosato, pale, dry and saline with strawberry and grapefruit; a critics' favorite. | $16 to $20 | Wine-Searcher |
| Zeni | Bardolino Classico Reliable, widely distributed and cheap; cranberry and cherry with soft tannin. | $12 to $15 | Wine-Searcher |