Description
A still white from Veneto, a Lugana San Benedetto di Zenato, 13% ABV. A wine that embodies passion and respect for the terroir, born on the shores of Lake Garda. Soft pressing and fermentation in stainless steel at a controlled temperature. Straw yellow with greenish highlights, delicate and pleasant on the nose. Fresh, soft, and caressing on the palate, a wine that invites conviviality.
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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C
Longevity:
03 - 05 years
- Start up year: 1960
- Oenologist: Alberto Zenato
- Bottles produced: 2.000.000
- Hectares: 95
1960 – San Benedetto di Lugana. It’s here that the heart of Sergio Zenato started to beat. His story is made of passion and hard work; a deep connection to his land and his people; entrepreneurial ability and openness to innovation and new vinification techniques and investment in native grape varieties.
A story that stretches from the banks of Lake Garda to the hills of nearby Valpolicella where the estate’s reds are born from sunny vineyards of Corvina and Rondinella in Costalunga in Sant’Ambrogio commune. Read more
| Name | Zenato Lugana San Benedetto 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type | White green still |
| Denomination | Lugana DOC |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Trebbiano di Lugana / Turbiana |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Vendor | Zenato |
| Story | Lugana San Benedetto is crafted from a selection of the finest grapes grown on the San Benedetto estate, situated in one of the most historic and renowned areas of the appellation, located south of Lake Garda. |
| Origin | Between the municipalities of Peschiera and Desenzano, south of Lake Garda |
| Climate | Average altitude of the land: 60/80 meters a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Calcareous-clay. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Yield per hectare | 100 q. |
| Harvest | Last ten days of September and the first ten days of October. Hand-harvested. |
| Fermentation temperature | 18-20 °C |
| Wine making | Gentle pressing and fermentation for 15–20 days in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 1618 °C. |
| Aging | for 4–5 months in stainless steel tanks, followed by a further 2–3 months in bottle before release. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

