Tenuta Bonzara
About the Winery
Tenuta Bonzara was born from the dream of grandfather Angelo, who in 1963 bought a property of about 100 hectares in the small Village of San Chierlo, near Mount Bonzara. This is the story of how a family with a long winemaking tradition arrived in an area historically suited to viticulture. 15 hectares of vineyards were planted, the cellar was built, and the first bottles were labeled in 1967. From there, commitment and enthusiasm brought the intuition that in 1971 led to the birth of the legendary Cabernet Sauvignon Bonzarone, baptized by the great gastronome and journalist Luigi Veronelli. Following Angelo's passing, his son Francesco inherited Tenuta Bonzara in 1986 and combined his career as a professor of economics at the University of Bologna with his work as a passionate wine producer. Francesco oriented his business management towards pursuing better quality in the production of their wines, completely renewing the means of vinification and processing techniques in the vineyard and cellar. Among the many achievements, a score of 94/100 was assigned to Bonzarone 2001 by the prestigious American magazine Wine Spectator. Both as a producer and as President of the Colli Bolognesi Wine Consortium and of the National Wine Tourism Movement, he made tremendous contributions to enhancing the wine landscape of the Bolognesi Hills and developing wine tourism. Today the third generation of the Lambertini family, the sons of Francesco, Angelo, Silvia, and Lucia, lead the winery with the same passion transmitted by their grandfather, the same spirit of innovation as their father, and a new look towards the future of wine and viticulture.
About the Wines
Tenuta Bonzara produces the following wines: Bonzarone – Cabernet Sauvignon DOC – red wine Rocca di Bonacciara – Merlot DOC – red wine Il Rosso Bologna – Rosso Bologna DOC – red wine Bonzarino Rosso– Rosso dell’Emilia IGT – red wine - Bonzarino Bianco – Pignoletto Frizzante DOC – sparkling wine Vigna Antica – Pignoletto Classico DOCG – still white wine Angelo Lambertini – Pignoletto Spumante DOC
Services
- Parking Free
- Wine Sale
- Pet Friendly
- Meeting/Congress Area
- Weddings
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User Reviews (21)
Wine tour
Vineyard visit and wine tasting
A great experience to do as a couple or in a group.
Fantastic tasting in an enchanting place
Let yourselves be guided and advised by the staff, the way the visit is organized is absolutely perfect, you just have to surrender to the magic of wine and fully enjoy the experience!
Pleasant and interesting
expectations.
Estate nestled in the Bolognese hills
Experience and professionalism enclosed in a glass of wine
To call it a tasting experience, in my opinion, is limiting, since it is not just about tasting the excellent wines that the company offers, but rather an experience that, for those who love this sort of thing, transcends the mere "final tasting," offering much more.
The staff, cordial, kind, and competent, takes you on a journey to discover what are (and have been) the dream, the desire, the gambles, and the achievements that can be admired today and that are the supporting foundations of the business.
You enter the mentality of those who carry on this enterprise every day, starting from the rows of vines that can be admired on the hillsides, thus learning the methods with which the vineyard is cared for, then moving on to the fermentation area, with accompanying explanations of how the grapes are treated according to the type of wine and what one wants to obtain, and finally ending up in the bottling department, with a small digression on the barrique department reserved for the more "important" wines.
It is only at this point that you get to the tasting of the products, which gives us practical feedback on what until that moment we could only admire with our eyes and imagination, thus allowing us to savor and smell those wines which, I can guarantee you, are excellent.
It's an experience I highly recommend.
Very well organised
Wonderful experience
The explanation and the wine tasting in the cellar made the morning truly special.
Magnificent experience
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