Le Fraghe Chiaretto di Bardolino Rosato 2024

We offered Le Fraghe’s stunning under $20, 94-point Bardolino last year, and to say that it was a fan-favorite would be a big understatement. The wines are so stinking solid across the board so I wasn’t crazy surprised, but you never know how a Bardolino will do! But with the success of that wine, I have no doubt that this crowd-pleasing pink will do even better.

Le Frage’s winery sits perfectly perched overlooking the shores of Lake Garda. It benefits from the protection of the Dolomite Mountains, the micro-climate of the Adige River, and the mineral-rich soil surrounding the lake. The wines Le Fraghe makes are perfect for this weather—bright, fresh, crunchy and zippy, the kind that absolutely shines when it’s served slightly chilled in a glass.

The winery is run by an Italian winemaking legend and one of the greatest female winemakers the country has ever had, Matilde Poggi. Matilde is a legitimate institution in her neck of the woods, a leading winemaker and businesswoman who has excelled at the helm of Le Fraghe for almost forty years now.