Ca' dei Frati, `I Frati` Lugana
Lombardia
100% Turbiana
13% abv
In the last two decades, the Dal Cero family have transformed Ca’ dei Frati, on the southern shores of Lake Garda, into a thriving estate.
 
The quality of Ca’ dei Frati’s wines derives from winemaker Igino Dal Cero’s obsessive attention to detail. All the estate fruit is picked by hand and directly pressed, without skin contact, to retain delicate perfumes and enhance the supple texture of the whites. Igino also inhibits malolactic fermentation to give his wines a vibrant lift. He is convinced that a period of lees ageing post fermentation creates greater richness on the palate. This also contributes to a flintiness on the nose which makes his wines almost Burgundian in character.
 
The ‘I Frati’ Lugana is lively and scented, consistently offering superb value from vintage to vintage. It is made solely from the Turbiana grape variety, which is closely related to Verdicchio and formerly known as Trebbiano di Lugana and Lugana. The resulting wine has a depth and zippy acidity that few wines from this area demonstrate. The ‘Brolettino’ is Ca’ dei Frati’s single vineyard Lugana.