Lugana 'I Frati' Ca' dei Frati 2024

The Lugana "I Frati" by Ca' dei Frati is the symbol of the winery located by Lake Garda. A wine with two faces: it is appreciated from a young age for its freshness and simplicity, but it also expresses its best years after bottling, reaching a perfect degree of maturation. With this expression, the famous winery wants to tell its story and its connection to the local varieties. Thus, “I Frati” is the most representative image of the Lake, it is the pride of the house because Ca' dei Frati has managed to make one of the least famous grapes in Italy, with a strong territorial imprint, known and appreciated worldwide, the Turbiana, also known as Trebbiano di Lugana.

Lugana Ca' dei Frati comes from the terroir and the vines, which can be up to 40 years old, planted in the lower Garda area, on calcareous and clayey soils caressed by an ideal microclimate. The cuvée comes from a careful selection of grapes from various parcels that, once fermented in steel,and having completed 80% of the malolactic fermentation, they will be assembled to give the final wine its characteristic identity; the aging process is 6 months in steel with the presence of fine lees. Its journey ends with a further aging in the bottle for another 6 months.

The Lugana "I Frati" wine is a varietal white, straw yellow in color. Pleasant and able to satisfy desires for immediate freshness and lightness, but also the needs of those looking for an elegant white that can wait a few months in the cellar. When young, it teases the nose with fragrant floral aromas of white flowers and fruity hints of apple, plum, and citrus framed in a mineral breath. As time goes by, it enriches with iodized hints, tertiary notes, spices, and candied fruit. On the palate, it is fresh, direct, and fine, accompanied by a pleasant savory note. Only evolution will bring out more mineral and balsamic sensations, highlighting a good structure and full, pleasant body. A versatile wine, but of great passion. Perfect with grilled lake fish with vegetable sides, lightly seasoned fish soups, or margherita pizza.