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Uva Rara

Uva Rara wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Medium
Origin
Italy
Top region
Oltrepo Pavese
2
Key regions
3
Pairings
6
Synonyms

Uva Rara is a red grape variety, with its roots in Lombardy, Italy.

The wines show medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to red fruits, blackberry, spice, herbal and floral.

In the cellar it meets unoaked.

It is planted most seriously in Oltrepo Pavese and Piedmont.

In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening, moderate vigour and a preference for temperate.

It blends readily with Barbera, Croatina and Nebbiolo.

On other labels it goes by Balsamea, Balsamina, Bonarda and Martellana.

At the table it suits milanese veal chop, beef and black-bean stir-fry and barbecued lamb chops.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
red fruitsblackberryspice
Aromas
herbalfloral
Cellar
Unoaked
Styles
dry redsparkling

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Milanese veal chop
02 beef and black-bean stir-fry
03 barbecued lamb chops

Also labelled.

Balsamea, Balsamina, Bonarda, Martellana, Oriana, Rairon.

Bottles to look for.

  • Antonio Panigada Banino Uva Rara Rosato Collina del Milanese IGT, Lombardy, Italy
  • Castel Mimi Rara Neagra Rose, IGP Codru, Moldova
  • Francesca Castaldi 'Valceresole' Colline Novaresi, Piedmont, Italy
  • Francesco Brigatti 'Selvalunga' Uva Rara Colline Novaresi, Piedmont, Italy
  • Fratelli Negri Uva Rara Colline Novaresi, Piedmont, Italy
  • Frecciarossa Uvarara Provincia di Pavia IGT, Lombardy, Italy
  • Miru Uva Rara Colline Novaresi, Piedmont, Italy
  • Pietro Torti Uvarara, Lombardy, Italy

Uva Rara: common questions

01.
What does Uva Rara taste like?
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Uva Rara tastes of red fruits, blackberry, spice, herbal and floral. The wines show medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Uva Rara from?
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Uva Rara originates in Lombardy, Italy.
03.
Where is Uva Rara grown?
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The key regions for Uva Rara are Oltrepo Pavese and Piedmont.
04.
What food pairs with Uva Rara?
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Pour it with milanese veal chop, beef and black-bean stir-fry and barbecued lamb chops.
05.
What else is Uva Rara called?
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Uva Rara is also labelled Balsamea, Balsamina, Bonarda, Martellana and Oriana, plus one more.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Italy.

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