Le Morette Mandolara Lugana

Founded by Gino Zenato in the early 60’s, this family winery was originally set up as a nursery to produce vine stock for the local area. In 1981 Gino’s son, Valerio, stepped into the company and it is his influence and skill that have brought the company to where it is today.

The Lugana DOC sits on the edge of Lake Garda in Northern Italy. The lake itself influences the vineyards, creating a more suitablie climate for growing grapes for high quality wines.

One of the things we love about Le Morette is the winery’s passion for environmental practices. They don’t use herbicides and synthetic fertilisers. They plant cover crops in the vineyards to attract the greatest number of insects for the benefit of vegetative balance. Irrigation is only used in emergencies They even make their own honey.

This excellent wine is produced exclusively from the Turbiana grapes, that grow in the narrow strip of land on the shore of Garda Lake. After a very soft crushing, and thermo-controlled vinification in stainless steel, the wine is bottled after a few months on the lees.

Lugana Mandolara has got a pale straw-yellow colour, with green reflections. Its characteristic balanced bouquet is pleasant and fresh, with flower sensations. At taste it is attractively fruity, with apple and peach hints characterized, at the end, by a trace of bitter almonds. At taste it is attractively fruity, with apple and peach hints characterized, at the end, by a trace of bitter almonds.