Once the most widely used grape variety in Ticino (Switzerland) where it was already mentioned in 1785, Bondola was quickly supplanted by Merlot introduced in 1906 after the phylloxera crisis. The DNA test has shown that Bondola and Briegler from German-speaking Switzerland are identical. A variety with rustic tannins and pronounced acidity, today it is only cultivated in Ticino, in particular in Sopraceneri where it produces fruity, crisp wines with an Alpine character.
Information
Hybrid
Other names: Other names: Bondola (Briegler)
Indigenous
19 HA
0.1%
Aroma Potential
Gives a wine of intense purplish red color tending towards garnet, with fairly supple tannins and good acidity, sometimes lacking in structure, complexity and alcoholic strength, to drink in its youth. In Italy, Black Bondola is never vinified alone. Aromas of cherry, spices, violet
Cherry
Spices
Violet
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