Lugana DOC

The designation includes two styles - still and sparkling - and five different types. The most widespread of these is the base, Lugana, which then determines the skeleton of the others. Its color is not very intense straw yellow with greenish reflections; its scents are delicate and recall more floral notes (wild flowers) and fruity (white fruit, citrus); the taste is dry, fresh, sapid, moderately soft.

Lugana Superiore, after an aging of 12 months, has a more complex profile: more alcohol content, more golden reflections, more complexity and more structure. The aromas are more articulated and also vegetal and spicy notes emerge.

Lugana Riserva represents the evolution of Lugana Superiore. With an aging of 24 months, it has a more intense color, even more complex aromas and woody and balsamic notes that recall its long aging in wood.

Lugana Vendemmia Tardiva deviates from the previous types. It is produced with grapes that, left on the plant, have a higher concentration of sugars, which are found in the glass later. Far from being considered a passito  wine - it lacks the structure - its sweetness is widely balanced by the typical freshness and flavor.

Last but certainly not new, Lugana Spumante is a consolidated tradition. It is produced both in autoclave (Martinotti Charmat method) and with the refermentation in the bottle (Metodo Classico); in the first case the organoleptic framework is characterized by simplicity and freshness, in the second case the organoleptic profile is more complex, with a finer and less creamy perlage.