Pra 'Otto' Soave Classico DOC 2023 (Veneto, Italy) - [WE 93] [JS 90]

About the Wine: The commercial reputation of Soave used to be mediocre, but even the base wine from Prà explodes that idea completely. This is bright, dangerously delicious, mid-weight white wine, with aromas and flavors of green apple, flowers, almond, and citrus; I love this as an aperitif but it is also perfect with all sorts of seafood, roast chicken, and many pasta dishes. Also, the wine was named after Graziano’s dog Otto. About Prà: The best wines grown near the little town of Soave, just east of Verona, are some of Italy’s most interesting: vivid, fresh, flavorful, and capable of aging in the bottle. They are made of indigenous grape varieties grown in volcanic soils (this last being very rare in northern Italy). There are very few producers, however, at this peak of quality; Graziano Prà is one of them. He makes a range of Soaves, from the Otto, a brisk, distinctive wine that is a great introduction to the appellation, to the Staforte, Monte Grande and Colle Sant’Antonio bottl