2023 Pratto, Ca' dei Frati

• Style: Dry White Blend
• Taste: Tropical stone fruit, flinty minerality, crisp with subtle residual sweetness
• Food: Shellfish, white fish, salads, vegetarian dishes, oily fish
• Occasion: Sunday lunch, date night, aperitivo
• Serve: Chilled, 8–10°C

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

The 2023 Pratto opens with tropical stone fruit—pineapple and citrus—threaded through with flinty minerality that reflects the clayey limestone soils around Lake Garda. A whisper of residual sweetness softens the entry before ripe fruit and savoury mineral depth emerge, carried forward by crisp acidity. At 13% alcohol, it sits comfortably as both aperitif and food wine, with the saline snap that invites another sip.

The Winery — Ca' dei Frati

Perched on Lake Garda's southern shore, Ca' dei Frati has flourished under the Dal Cero family's stewardship. What began as 12 hectares expanded significantly in 2008 to over 200 hectares—growth matched by unwavering quality standards that now rank the estate among the region's finest. The 2023 Pratto's grapes come from ten- to fifteen-year-old vines, hand-harvested and fermented in temperature-controlled steel. Twelve months on lees built texture and balance; careful vineyard work—canopy management and green harvesting—ensured ripe, healthy fruit despite August heat and disease pressure.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is a wine built for the table. Its blend of Turbiana, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc works beautifully with seafood risotto, baked white fish, simple prosciutto-and-melon plates, and virtually any shellfish, salad or vegetarian dish. Chill to 8–10°C and reach for it on Sunday lunch, as a date-night aperitivo, or whenever you want a Light & Crispy White Wine that rewards immediately. Discover more from Lombardy and across Italy's finest white producers.