Riserva Sergio Zenato
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich seafood dishes such as baked sea bass or lake trout, roasted poultry or white meats with herb-infused sauces, and medium-aged cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted as a tribute to the visionary founder Sergio Zenato, who championed the potential of the Turbiana grape (Trebbiano di Lugana) when the region was largely overlooked. Grown on the southern shores of Lake Garda, where glacial clay soils and a mild lake microclimate impart intense minerality and structure. This Riserva is fermented and aged in oak casks (tonneaux and barriques) for about six months, followed by refinement in the bottle. The result is a texturally rich, complex white wine that defies the stereotype of light Italian whites, offering notes of stone fruit, citrus, white flowers, and a distinct flinty minerality that deepens with age.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1960 by Sergio Zenato and his wife Carla, the Zenato estate is situated along the historic southern shores of Lake Garda in Peschiera del Garda, bridging the viticultural traditions of Veneto and Lombardy. Guided by a profound passion for local terroir and indigenous grape varieties, Sergio became a seminal visionary who championed the potential of Turbiana to craft world-class Lugana white wines before expanding the family's holdings into the prestigious hills of Valpolicella Classica. Today, the estate is passionately managed by their children, Alberto and Nadia Zenato, who uphold the family's dedication to meticulous vineyard management and traditional winemaking excellence. Zenato is celebrated globally for its benchmark expressions, including the mineral-rich Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato, opulent Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, and single-vineyard Corvina bottlings like Cresasso.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Turbiana (Trebbiano di Lugana)