Frascati DOC
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Rome's house white, grown on the volcanic slopes 20 kilometers from the Colosseum. Basic Frascati is light, soft and a little bitter: pear, white peach, citrus, orange blossom and almond, with low acid and best drunk within a year with fried artichokes or porchetta. The bulk producers made it a cliché in the 1980s, but Villa Simone, Casale Marchese and Poggio Le Volpi show that the Malvasia del Lazio grape gives real perfume and texture when yields are controlled.
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Can you help me get one?Bottles I'm chasing
Fontana Candida
Frascati Secco
The volume leader, light, lemony, slightly bitter; the Frascati everyone has had.
$9 to $12Wine-SearcherVilla Simone
Frascati
Monte Porzio Catone estate with a higher Malvasia share; peach, orange blossom and more weight.
$14 to $18Wine-SearcherPoggio Le Volpi
Frascati
Modern, ripe, pear and citrus with a clean finish; the estate's Roma wines are also widely sold.
$12 to $16Wine-Searcher
| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontana Candida | Frascati Secco The volume leader, light, lemony, slightly bitter; the Frascati everyone has had. | $9 to $12 | Wine-Searcher |
| Villa Simone | Frascati Monte Porzio Catone estate with a higher Malvasia share; peach, orange blossom and more weight. | $14 to $18 | Wine-Searcher |
| Poggio Le Volpi | Frascati Modern, ripe, pear and citrus with a clean finish; the estate's Roma wines are also widely sold. | $12 to $16 | Wine-Searcher |