- Region: Lombardia
- Typology: Lugana
- Grapes: Turbiana 100%
- Aging: vinified in steel, aging in steel on the lees for at least 6 months, followed by 2 months in the bottle.
- Organoleptic characteristics: designed to be consumed in the vintage, it expresses the best part of itself many years after bottling. In its youth it is fresh, linear and endowed with great finesse and elegance with delicate notes of white and balsamic flowers, hints of apricot and almond. Time allows it to evolve, expressing the mineral notes with greater determination. The wine acquires its complexity with iodized hints, spices and candied fruit. In the mouth it is capable of enveloping the whole palate thanks to an important sapid essence accompanied by lively and exuberant acidity.
- Pairings: in youth it is to be preferred with a serving temperature of about 10 degrees, with cold or warm but delicate appetizers and accompanies both boiled, steamed or grilled fish dishes.
The Ca’ dei Frati company has been renowned since 1782, as confirmed by a document that refers to “a house with a cellar located in Lugana in the Sermion district known as the place of the Friars”. In 1939, Felice Dal Cero, son of Domenico, formerly a wine grower in Montecchia di Crosara near Verona, moved to that very house in Lugana di Sirmione, immediately realising the area’s potential for vine cultivation. After thirty years working in the vineyard and the cellar, his son Pietro took part in the creation of the DOC in 1969, bottling his first wine with the label Lugana Casa dei Frati, later named Ca’ dei Frati.
The grapes of every vineyard are vinified separately in order to gain a clearer vision of the expressions of our “terroir”. The processes take place with the utmost respect for the raw material through an innovative technique refined over the years that enables us to obtain full-bodied wines with great longevity. The bond and the continuous collaboration with our friend Gino Veronelli has helped us to create and plan our wines over time.