Cà del Lago Lugana is a white produced by Villabella 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, high acidity, dry
Lugana comes from the southern shore of Lake Garda, and the grape is Turbiana — long assumed to be the same as Verdicchio, though DNA work suggests the relationship is closer than identical. What makes it distinctive is the soil: ancient glacial clay, dense and calcareous and unusually rich in mineral salts, which gives the wines a saline backbone that is structural rather than superficial. The lake acts as a thermal regulator, evening out the temperature swings. Villabella's Cà del Lago is a single-site bottling. Expect citrus and green apple with white flowers and almond, medium-bodied with a firm acid line and a savoury, saline finish. Unusually for an Italian white at this weight, good Lugana ages — turning waxy, nutty and honeyed over a decade while the acidity holds.
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 Villabella
- Ripasso — Villabella, Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore
More white wines from Lombardy
- Brolettino — Ca' dei Frati, Lugana
- Felugan — Cascina Feliciana, Lugana
- Folàr Lugana — Santi, Lugana
- I Frati — Ca' dei Frati, Lugana
Frequently asked questions
Where is Cà del Lago Lugana from?
Cà del Lago Lugana is produced by Villabella in Lugana, Lombardy, Italy.
What grapes are in Cà del Lago Lugana?
Cà del Lago Lugana is made from Turbiana.