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This wine's an award winner...
Silver Medal
Decanter World Wine Awards 2024
This wine is kinder to the planet
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About the wine
Marica's hidden gem Bardolino is the ultimate silky-soft summer red
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If you’d not heard of Bardolino until now, you wouldn’t be alone. This off-the-beaten-track pocket of the Veneto has long been overshadowed by its more famous neighbours, like Valpolicella. But Marica Bonomo is on a mission to make the Bardolino region famous around the world. And with mouthwatering reds like this, it won’t be long before everyone wants a piece.
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Bardolino actually benefits from the same soils, the same climate, the same winemaking tradition... even the same grapes you’ll find in top Valpolicella wines. So the quality is top-notch. It’s a different beast to your classic Valpolicella and Amarone fare though, it’s a softer, more elegant type of wine. Perfect for sipping in the summer sunshine.
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It’s also the ultimate pizza red. Fresh and ripe, with aromas of red fruits, wild herbs and spices, which all carry through in the flavour. It’s soft and generous in the mouth, and just slips down a treat.
Best before
Drink now to 2025
Serving advice
No need to decant
Food match
Delicious with summery meals - grilled fish, cold cuts, tapas, pasta.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
Italy
Veneto
Corvina Blend
Fruity Red
12.5% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Marica Bonomo
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We knew Marica would be a perfect fit for Naked when she joined us back in 2022, and that Angels would love her wines. But to go from a standing start to Winemaker of the Year in just two years is nothing short of extraordinary.
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Marica is exactly the kind of hard-working, humble but uber-talented winemaker Naked was set up to support. A third generation winemaker, her family have been crafting top-quality Italian wines for 66 years, up in the hills near Lake Garda in the Veneto region. They don’t use pesticides or herbicides, and can paper the walls of their recently renovated, solar-powered winery with so many sustainability credentials and certificates. And by producing only wines that come from their own vineyards, Marica knows the identity and soul of every single grape that goes into them.
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In recent years, Marica’s wines have started to get noticed in high places, including being named in the ‘Top 100 Wines’ in the world by Wine Spectator. And now she’s topped it all by being named your 2023 Winemaker of the Year. It couldn't have happened to a nicer lady.
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Customer ratings
Customer comments
Whilst we enjoyed this wine we found it a little bit on the light and dry side for our taste
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(latest reply 2 months ago)
Marica Bonomo
Winemaker
Dearest Chris,
thank you so much for trying my Bardolino Doc! 😊
I think this wine is the perfect one when you are not looking for big wines. It is fruity with great drinkability and is also lovely served slightly chilled...a pure expression of Lake Garda terroir.
I suggest instead to try my Corvina Casa Capitei red wine... fruity, smooth, with velvety notes...perfect with grilled meat, bell peppers pizza, or aged cheeses...delicious 🍷
Marica
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2 months ago
Chris Bartlett
Angel
Hello Marica,
I can see that your Bardolino might well be really nice chilled on a nice summer's day - perhaps I will buy another bottle and try it next summer! As it happens I have just received a bottle of your Corvina Casa Capitei which I ordered in the sale last week so I will look forward to trying that.
Chris
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2 months ago
Sorry - this one is just not to my taste.
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(latest reply 5 months ago)
Marica Bonomo
Winemaker
Thank you so much, Timothy for trying my Bardolino Doc! I'm so sorry you didn't find what you wanted in this red.
I think Bardolino Doc is the perfect wine when you are not looking for big reds. This wine is fruity with great drinkability and is also lovely served slightly chilled...a pure expression of Lake Garda terroir.
I suggest instead to try my Corvina Casa Capitei red wine (once is available again) ... fruity, smooth, with velvety notes...perfect with grilled meat, bell peppers pizza, or aged cheeses...delicious 🍷
Marica
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5 months ago
Timothy Cockroft
Angel
Many thanks for the suggestion Marica - I'll look out for it.
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5 months ago
A chilled summer wine. Marvelous. Such an easy drinker and plenty to get the taste buds going. Also works well in a really wet September (2024) with pizza. Will be coming back for more
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(latest reply 6 months ago)
Marica Bonomo
Winemaker
Dearest Jonathan,
thank you so much for trying my Bardolino Doc! I'm glad you enjoyed it with pizza! (My fav. pairing too 😍)
Welcome to Lake Garda wine region! 🇮🇹⛵️
Marica
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6 months ago
Tried this wine for the first time. It’s not bad, but certainly not my favourite.
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(latest reply 6 months ago)
Marica Bonomo
Winemaker
Dearest Colin,
thank you so much for trying my Bardolino Doc! 🙏
If you are keen to try a different type of red from the Verona area, I suggest trying my Corvina Casa Capitei Igt once it is available again.... smooth fruity, and warm, it is the perfect red to enjoy the autumn season🍷
Cheers,
Marica
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6 months ago
Colin Torley
Thanks for your reply Marica and i will have a look at that. Thanks Colin
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6 months ago
Nice wine. Not blown my socks off, but certainly not offensive.
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(latest reply 6 months ago)
Marica Bonomo
Winemaker
Dearest Rob,
thank you so much for trying my Bardolino Doc 🍷
This red is the pure expression of Lake Garda terroir, giving this wine lots of fruitiness and spicy notes.
My suggestion is to pair it with grilled chicken with roasted vegetables or bell peppers pizza…delicious!👩🏻🍳
Enjoy!
Marica
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6 months ago
okay
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(latest reply 6 months ago)
Marica Bonomo
Winemaker
Dearest Michael,
thank you so much for trying my Bardolino Doc wine 🍷!
That's the perfect red to enjoy every single moment of our free time,
enjoy it 💝
Marica
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6 months ago
At 12.5% ABV, I'd liken this to a light Pinot Noir.
Soft blackcurrant, raspberry, cranberry...
It drinks well on its own, else it would need lighter food matches.
Tomato based dishes would be perfect.
Overall, it's very tasty, well-balanced and... well Italian!
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(latest reply 7 months ago)
Marica Bonomo
Winemaker
Dearest Julie,
thank you so much for your lovely review dedicated to my Bardolino Doc wine 😍
Agree with you, this red is enjoyable by its own (I love it slightly chilled) or with tomato based dishes such as pizza, fish sups, bruschetta and grilled chicken 🇮🇹
cheers,
Marica 💚
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7 months ago
A solid smooth red.
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(latest reply 7 months ago)
Marica Bonomo
Winemaker
Dearest David,
Thank you so much for trying my Bardolino Doc! 🍷
This red has a distinct personality, expressing faithfully Lake Garda terroir…that’s why I love it that much!
My suggestion is to pair it with grilled chicken with roasted vegetables or bell peppers pizza…delicious!👩🏻🍳
Enjoy!
Marica
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7 months ago
Not quite to our taste, plenty of flavour but with an edge to it. Maybe with more time in the bottle and longer airing it would improve. The third glass was definitely better than the first one.
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(latest reply 7 months ago)
Marica Bonomo
Winemaker
Thank you so much John for trying my Bardolino Doc! 🍷
This red has a distinct personality, expressing faithfully Lake Garda terroir…that’s why I love it that much!
My suggestion is to pair it with grilled chicken with roasted vegetables or bell peppers pizza…delicious!👩🏻🍳
Enjoy!
Marica
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7 months ago
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