Red wine Bastardo is known as a luxurious, noble drink, with a unique rich taste, heady aroma and deep ruby color.
It owes its amazing taste and name to the Bastardo grape variety, famous for its fragrant and very sweet dark blue berries.
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Briefly about the drink
France is considered its homeland, but it was the winemakers from Portugal who were among the first to produce wine from this grape variety.
Wine producers from Spain and France also did not remain indifferent to this variety, making drinks from the same raw materials, but under different names.
The Spaniards called the wine merençao, and the French called it trousso.
The disadvantage of the Bastardo grape variety was that it was highly susceptible to disease, suffered from temperature changes and did not tolerate frost.
All this contributed to the rapid reduction of wineries that produced bastardo wine.
Breeders tried to grow grapes in the Caucasus and Uzbekistan, but the local climate did not suit the picky plant at all.
Nevertheless, in the Crimea they successfully coped with this task, where grapes grow successfully. But despite this, the Crimean wines of Bastardo are not made from purebred grape varieties.
In 1966, a new hybrid Magarachsky was created, obtained by crossing the Georgian Saperavi and the same Bastardo, originally from France.
As a result, the resulting variety turned out to be amazingly successful, new plants gave a good harvest, from which a wonderful Bastardo was produced.
Popular brands of Bastardo
Wine Bastardo can be exclusively red, according to the sugar content: dry, semi-sweet, dessert. When choosing this drink, many consumers pay attention not only to the taste of the drink, but also to who is its producer.
Bastardo Massandra (dry red)
Ruby to dark ruby color.
The aroma is bright, complex, characteristic of the grape variety.
The taste is harmonious, with moderate astringency, enveloping, with hints of chocolate and cream.
Bastardo Massandra (dessert red).
The wine is aged in oak barrels for at least 2 years.
The color of the drink is dark garnet. The bouquet is complex, bright.
On the palate, hints of chocolate and cocoa are noticeable.
Bastardo Inkerman (table red)
It has an intense ruby color.
The varietal bouquet is pleasant with tones of cream and chocolate.
The taste of wine is soft, velvety, aftertaste of medium length with floral and berry notes.
It goes well with meat and barbecue.
Stary Krym Bastardo (red dry)
Wine of saturated ruby color (producer “Inkerman”).
Varietal aroma, rich with hints of red fruits, milk cream.
Soft, refined wine has a fruity taste with a velvety structure and hints of oak.
Bastardo Koktebel
Velvet wine of deep pomegranate color.
The aroma is fresh, with characteristic hints of red berries.
The taste is harmonious, soft, with creamy nuances.
Bastardo Planerskoe (red dry)
The manufacturer is Koktebel Fine Wine Factory LLC.
The aroma of the drink is deep, rich, bright, slightly perfumed, with notes of ripe cherries, sweet jam from black berries, pomegranate, hints of spices.
The taste is bright, juicy, with a good balance and an average level of acidity, with notes of violet, cherry, cornelian cherry, a little chokeberry.
«Legends of the Bosporus Pontus» Bastardo (red semi-sweet)
The drink has an intense garnet color.
The aroma has hints of dark cherries and spices.
The palate is rich, well balanced and pleasantly textured, with hints of sweet wild berries and spices.
ZB Wine Bastardo (red semi-sweet)
Producer “Zolotaya Balka”. The drink has a bright aroma of ripe fruit with hints of prunes, blackberries, and mulberries with hints of spices, nutmeg and dried cherries.
The taste is balanced, enveloping with a delicate berry aftertaste in the form of ripe plums and bitter (dark) chocolate.
Among foreign manufacturers, Portuguese is especially popular. Бастардо Concept, Bastardo, Douro DOC – red dry wine of cherry red color (producer Conceito).
The aroma of the drink is sweetish, rich in nuances of fresh ripe black berries (blackcurrant, blueberry, wild blackberry), flowers (wild violet, peony), spices and undergrowth.
The taste of wine is smooth, elegant with hints of cherries, cranberries, chocolate and a lingering aftertaste.
Bastardo wines are diverse in gastronomic combination. Dry are served with main courses, they go well with barbecue and grilled meat, with game, go well with cheese appetizers. Sweet and semi-sweet are recommended to serve with desserts, pastries, fruits, chocolate.
If you haven’t tried Bastardo wine yet, don’t hesitate to try this sweet treat. This wine will definitely not leave you indifferent and will take its rightful place in your home wine bar.
Relevance: 23.01.2020
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