Monte del Frà - Bardolino Chiaretto | Bardolino Chiaretto DOC
Rosé | Italy, Italië | 2023
This wine has a beautiful, soft pink color. In the nose the scent of peaches, strawberries and cherries is clearly present, nuanced by an aroma of violet, vanilla and wild flowers. A full taste emerges in the mouth, yet fine and lively, with a long finish.
No longer available
€9.35
7.73
excl. VAT
Specifications
Serving temperature
8-10 °C
Year
2023
Type
Rosé
Country
Italy
Vintage
2023
Storage (years)
+ 1-2
Volume
0.75
Grape & craft
Region
Italië
Grape varieties
Molinara, Corvina, Rondinella
Viticulture
Traditional
Flavour profile
Taste profile
Fruity fresh
Food pairing
Bufallomozarella | Pizza | Fish | Vegetarian dishes | Ham with melon | Aperitif
About Az. Monte del Frá
On the hills near Sommacampagna, between Custoza and Staffalo, there is a wine estate surrounded by the moraine hills of Lake Garda. The estate was founded as a monastery by friars from Santa Maria Della Scala, who grew their own food to live off-the land in perpetuity. But they also made wine, which is how their legacy keeps living on today. Almost two centuries later, in 1958, Massimo Bonomo rented two rooms and the adjacent fields. His family opened a Frasca, a typical Venetian bulk wine shop. They made wine and grew peaches, strawberries, and wheat.
Then, on August 8, 1988, the big turnaround: Massimo Bonomo's sons, Eligio and Claudio, decided to turn their father's business around. They converted all family lands into vineyards and established the Monte del Frà wine estate as their only financial foothold.
After years of growth and hard work, the family would soon add new DOC-classified territories: Valpolicella, Custoza, Lugana, Soave, and Bardolino. Today, the family owns 137 hectares/338 acres and works another rented 68/168.
Today, after over 60 years, the Bonomo family is still managing Monte del Frà: the second generation, with the brothers Eligio and Claudio, has been joined by the third with Marica,
