"Pievecroce" Lugana DOC
Costaripa · Lombardia
Classification
Lugana
Variety
Trebbiano di Lugana
Organoleptic Notes
Straw‑yellow colour with greenish highlights tending to yellow and becoming slightly golden over time. The bouquet is fragrant with delicate extra‑ripe white pulp fruit nuances, peach and citrus fruits, with elegant jasmine floral intensity. The palate has a crunchy yet easy‑drinking structure and juicy pulp with good sapidity, freshness and persistence complemented by light tropical fruit notes.
Winemaking
Vinification
White vinification with extra‑soft and slow pressing, static decantation and fermentation at controlled temperature
Aging
About 35 % of the must ferments and refines in small old 228‑litre white oak barrels with the remainder in stainless steel
Terroir & Vineyard
Soil Composition
Deep morainal clay
Vine Training
Guyot
Harvest & Production
Harvest
Hand harvested in the early morning hours to preserve the crispness of the skins
Food Pairings
Freshwater and sea‑fish carpaccioOctopus saladFlaked dried codSeafood risottoMackerel‑type fish au gratin with herb bread