Pasini San Giovanni Lugana 2024

Producer: Pasini San Giovanni
Region: Lombardy, Italy
Varietals: Turbiana
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Category: White
Size: 750ml

Pasini San Giovanni was founded by Andrea Pasini in 1958 and is still run today by the family, now the third generation of winemakers. They’ve become a benchmark for the regions of Valtènesi and Lugana- both on the Brescia side of Lake Garda. Under the current guidance of cousins Paolo, Sara, and Luca, the their philosophy is focused on organic farming (fully certified as of 2016), biodiversity in the vineyards, indigenous varietals like Groppello and Turbiana, and a carbon neutral carbon footprint (their entire winery is run on solar).

100% Turbiana sourced from estate vineyards. Turbiana is an indigenous grape to Lugana that is related to Verdicchio. Their vineyards are located at the bottom of Lake Garda on soils composed of clay and gravel. The clay soils give Turbiana more weight and density. Hand-harvested at night, crushed and allowed to spend several hours on the skins before being pressed slowly into steel. Settled, racked to steel, and fermented slowly at cool temps. Aged on the fines lees for 8 months then bottled.