Lugana DOC is a small denomination that straddles the border between Lombardy and Veneto and produces only white wines from the high-quality Turbiana grape variety, also known as Trebbiano di Lugana. Lugana lies south of Italy’s largest lake, Lago di Garda, partly in Veneto and partly in Lombardy. The denomination is of the few denominations that cross a regional border. The uniform clay soils, the temperature moderating influences of the large lake, and the confining hills combine to create a clearly distinct terroir.
Turbiana, previously known as Trebbiano di Lugana, is the grape from which the Lugana wine is made, in the lake of Garda area. The grape, until recently called Trebbiano di Lugana and thought to be part of the wider Trebbiano family, was recently found through a DNA profiling at Milan University, that it is actually Verdicchio and doesn’t share anything with the Trebbiano grape. Verdicchio that, in the unique soil and climate of the lake Garda area, has become a grape of its own.
Bright straw yellow colour. The elegant, mineral nose is marked by pleasant exotic notes, hints of candied fruit and citrus. The palate features remarkable expressive elegance, assertive density typical of the variety,
proving warm and lingering
Editor's Choice
This wine opens with aromas of a lemon orchard in full bloom alongside cut green pears, candied lemon peel and acacia. It is light and fresh with an energy and vitality that ignites the senses. Flavors of green apple, lemon with a slight pithy bitterness that balances the fruitiness of the wine. On the finish, the complexity of the wine shines as a crushed-stone minerality is lifted by the mouthwatering and electric acidity that keeps each sip refreshing. Jeff Porter, 11/1/2024.
A bright and fruity white that has aromas and flavors or grapefruit, peaches, pears and lemon curd. Medium-bodied, juicy and refreshing. Drink now. 7/2024.
Lemon thyme and grapefruit pith notes are a citrusy overtone for this light-bodied and sleek, minerally white, with an underpinning of stone and seashell to the flavors of yellow plum and apricot fruit. Drink now. 16,000 cases made, 590 cases imported. Alison Napjus, 2/2025
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