Corte Gardoni 2020 Bardolino Superiore Pradica

This is the more serious Bardolino rosso from Corte Gardoni. It is aged in foudre and bottled long after their Le Fontane has been shipped to the USA for thirsty fans. Pràdicà shows more refinement than Le Fontane and has a Barolo-like iron-fist-in-a-velvet-glove texture. Delicious right now, but a candidate for cellaring as well.

—Kermit Lynch