Prà, Valpolicella Morandina, Veneto, Italy 2021

A blend of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, and Oseleta.

The Prà Valpolicella “Morandina” is a pure joy to drink — think fresh, crunchy, Cru Beaujolais-like fruit with a bright, chalky core. While most wines from this region are about power, ripeness and brawn, especially Amarone, Prà’s reds have a bright freshness and mineral core.

The Prà winery, although only started in the early 1980s, has come to be not only one of the top producers in the Soave appellation, but also one of the most important and visionary white wine makers in all of Italy. The Prà holdings consist of 30 HA in Soave and 8 HA in Valpolicella. The vineyards are situated in the heart of the appellation, in Monteforte d’Alpone, where the terroir features classic, very black, volcanic soils which help to impart an underlying power and minerality to the wines.

Graziano was always a big believer in natural viticulture and its positive effect on the wines and has farmed organically since the outset. His vineyards in Soave as well as in Morandina in Valpolicella are certified organic. All grapes are harvested by hand both in Soave and Valpolicella.

Certified organic. After manual harvest, the grapes are slight dried (for about 20 days). The wine is then fermented in stainless steel where it then undergoes malolactic fermentation.