CA’ DEI FRATI
Brolettino
Lugana Superiore DOC
Brolettino
RATINGS
JAMES SUCKLING
2021
2021
91
pts
WINE SPECTATOR
2021
2021
90
pts
WHO IS
CA' DEI FRATI?
Ca’ dei Frati may sound like a monk’s hideaway—and it was, centuries ago—but today it’s a benchmark name in Italian wine, famous for white wines that actually age like legends. The Dal Cero family planted their roots in Sirmione in 1939, just before Lugana was a DOC and long before the grape Turbiana became a sommelier obsession. From just 4 hectares back then, the family grew the estate to 200 (yes, two hundred!), all still family-run and all planted in soils shaped by ancient glaciers.
Here, the lake acts like a natural air conditioner, letting the grapes soak up the sun by day and cool off at night—think summer camp for vines, with a mineral edge. The cellar team are tech wizards: grapes are kept oxygen-free from crush to cork, and Brolettino—their barrel-aged Lugana—is practically a cult classic.
Today, these rocky and pebbly “morainic” soils are ideal for the production of fine wine. Because the roots of the vines have to work harder to find the water table in the well-drained soils, their fruit production becomes more vigorous. As a result, the grape berries are richer in aroma and flavor, with more complexity and depth.
Beyond their signature whites, Ca’ dei Frati dabbles deliciously in sparkling rosé, reds like Ronchedone, and a powerful Amarone crafted in homage to patriarch Pietro. If you haven’t met Turbiana yet, this is the place to fall in love.
Grapes Variety
100% Turbiana
Tasting
To the nose, there are hints of ripe fruit, peaches, yellow apples, rose petals with fresh, balsamic notes. Very fresh and elegant on the palate.
PERFECT
PAIRINGS
Perfect for winter soups, legumes and pasta with white sauces, white meat and poulrty, medium seasoned cheese, cooked fish and
shellf ish.
winery
Did You Know?
Ca’ dei Frati means “house of friars”—a nod to the Carmelite monks who once tended vines on the same land. Their old coat of arms still marks the cellar’s original doorway, now the winery’s logo. Sacred terroir turned world-famous wine? Yes, please.
Customers reviews
What people say?
One of my favorite white wines yesterday I opened a 2015 and it is great to hear how well the wine has held up. Color tending to golden with hints of honey, yellow peach and ripe apricot on the nose. In the mouth still very clean and a minerality still prominent. Great both as an aperitif and with savory dishes.
Eros Grazioli
Vivino
2019 vintage 100% Turbiana Vinified in steel, completion in barrique Malolactic fermentation carried out in barrique Aged in barrique for 10 months, followed by 3 months in bottle On the nose Margherita Glicine mineral
On the palate soft fresh savory balanced intense persistent ... an excellent wine
Valeria Caviglioli
Vivino
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Contact
030.919468
Via Frati, 22 25019 Lugana di Sirmione (BS)
