Brolettino is a white produced by Ca' dei Frati in Lugana, Lombardy, Italy. Made from Turbiana. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: White
Appellation: Lugana
Region: Lombardy
Country: Italy
Grapes: Turbiana
Tasting profile
Structure: medium-bodied, low tannin, high acidity, dry
Brolettino is Ca' dei Frati's oak-aged Lugana: Turbiana from calcareous clay on the southern shore of Lake Garda, picked fully ripe, fermented in steel and finished in barrique, where it also goes through malolactic and ages for several months. Ripe peach and yellow plum, almond and rose sit over a light vanilla note and a balsamic finish, while Turbiana's firm acidity keeps it fresh. It has more structure than the estate's I Frati and ages well for six to eight years.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Lombardy, Italy
Lombardy is a large, wealthy region in northern Italy centred on Milan, stretching from the Alps to the Po plain.
Turbiana
Turbiana is a white grape from northern Italy, grown chiefly around Lake Garda in the Lugana zone straddling Lombardy and the Veneto, and long confusingly labelled Trebbiano di Lugana despite being genetically distinct.
More wines
From Ca' dei Frati
- Amarone della Valpolicella Pietro Dal Cero — Ca' dei Frati, Amarone della Valpolicella
- I Frati — Ca' dei Frati, Lugana
- Ronchedone — Ca' dei Frati, Benaco Bresciano
- Rosa dei Frati — Ca' dei Frati, Riviera del Garda Classico
More white wines from Lombardy
- Cà del Lago Lugana — Villabella, Lugana
- Felugan — Cascina Feliciana, Lugana
- Folàr Lugana — Santi, Lugana
- Le Creete Lugana — Ottella, Lugana
Frequently asked questions
Where is Brolettino from?
Brolettino is produced by Ca' dei Frati in Lugana, Lombardy, Italy.
What grapes are in Brolettino?
Brolettino is made from Turbiana.