DOC White

Le Creete Lugana

Azienda Agricola Ottella

Grape
Turbiana
Denomination
Lugana DOC
Region
Veneto
Drink
Now to 2028

A dry Lugana from Ottella's own Le Creete vineyard, 12 hectares high in white clay just south of Lake Garda. Pineapple and grapefruit, a stony edge and a rich, balanced feel. Good with lake fish, risotto and blue cheese.

Best price
£19.90

2025 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free over £129

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£19.90 best price · 3 retailers in stock · checked 28 Oct 2026

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Vino.com Best price 2025 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free over £129 Code WINE6R8T: £17 off your first wine order with £180 minimum spend, until 13 Jan 2028
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£19.90 £26.53/L
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Great Wines Direct Best price 2025 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery £7.95, min 6 bottles
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£20.65 £27.53/L
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The Great Wine Co. Best price Save 13% 2025 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery £8, free on 4 bottles
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XtraWine Best price 2025 · 75cl · checked 28 Oct · Delivery charge shown at checkout
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£20.50 £27.33/L
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Great Wines Direct Best price 2024 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery £7.95, min 6 bottles
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£20.65 £27.53/L
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Majestic Best price 2025 · 75cl · checked 22 Oct · Delivery £7.95, free on 4 bottles
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£29.00 £38.67/L
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Tasting Notes

How Ottella's Le Creete Lugana tastes: pineapple, grapefruit and stone

Le Creete comes from one vineyard Ottella owns in San Benedetto di Lugana, 12 hectares high in white clay, south of Lake Garda. It is a dry, rich Turbiana with pineapple, grapefruit and a stony feel.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
18 October 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Typical of Turbiana
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Ottella's Le Creete opens with exotic pineapple straight away, plus notes of grapefruit. Drinkers also find peach and green apple, the notes they mention most after citrus.

Citrusy fruitCitrusy fruit
GrapefruitGrapefruit
Green AppleGreen Apple
PeachPeach
PineapplePineapple
Wet stonesWet stones
HoneyHoney
Palate

Dry and rich, yet balanced, with a remarkable stony feel as it unfolds. The grapes grow in the Le Creete vineyard, high in white clay, and the wine rests six to eight months on its fine yeast.

Finish

Stony and fresh, with a touch of honey, a note drinkers often pick out.

Overall

A rich, dry Lugana from one vineyard that Ottella owns, picked by hand into small 17 kg cases. Drinkers rate it well and mention citrus most. We would drink the 2024 by 2027 and the 2025 by 2028.

Drink now Best by 2028
Live UK pricing

Buying Le Creete Lugana in the UK: the 2025 and the 2024

The 2025 costs from £20.10 to £29 a bottle across the shops on this page, and the 2024 starts at £20.65. Some shops charge less a bottle when you buy six or twelve.

Best price · 75 cl · 2025 £19.90 at Vino.com
Price spread · 75cl · 2025 £19.90 - £27.00 Across 3 UK retailers with 75cl · 2025 in stock
Retailers · 75cl · 2025 3UK 3 in stock
Vintages live 2025 Current release: 2025
Per-litre (75cl · 2025 basis) £26.53 Lowest current 75cl · 2025 offer
Last checked 27 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score

Where Ottella's Le Creete Lugana scores best

Best with food and Best intro to this style lead the scores. Le Creete is a dry, rich Turbiana from one vineyard Ottella owns, with fresh citrus that suits fish, risotto and blue cheese.

Best with food 8.8/10

Fresh citrus acidity and a rich, dry body suit fish, shellfish, risotto and blue cheese. Strong chilli heat fights it.

Best intro to this style 7.8/10

A dry white with clear pineapple and grapefruit fruit. It is an easy way to learn what Turbiana, the Lugana grape, tastes like.

Best value 6.2/10

At £20.10 at the cheapest shop, it costs a little more than a typical Lugana. It comes from one vineyard the Montresor family owns, with grapes picked by hand.

Best for an occasion 6.0/10

A single-vineyard Lugana from Ottella, the Montresor family's estate just south of Lake Garda. It suits a dinner with friends or a gift for someone who likes rich, dry whites.

Best everyday bottle 5.0/10

At £20 or more a bottle, it suits a good fish supper or a weekend lunch more than every night.

Best for cellar 3.5/10

Best young, while the fruit is fresh. We would drink the 2024 by 2027 and the 2025 by 2028.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Lugana in five fields

A compact view of what the Lugana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
1 varieties listed
This bottle: Turbiana.
Minimum ageing
No statutory minimum
Producers release on their own schedule; 4 to 6 months in steel is typical.
Region / area
A band of glacial clay south of Lake Garda across Sirmione, Desenzano, Lonato and Pozzolengo in Brescia province, plus Peschiera del Garda in Verona
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOC · Lugana
Minimum ABV at this colour: 11.0%.
Classification
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)
What that means →
Vintages

Le Creete 2025 and 2024: two young Lugana vintages

The 2025 is the newest release and the 2024 the one before, both from Ottella's own Le Creete vineyard. We would drink the 2024 by 2027 and the 2025 by 2028.

2025 Current release
Best price
£19.90
Retailers
3 in stock
Window
Drink now through 2028

The 2025 is the current release. We would drink this 2025 by 2028.

2024 Sold through
Best price
not listed
Retailers
0 in stock
Window
Drink now through 2027

The 2024 is the release before the current 2025. We would drink this 2024 by 2027.

2025 Current release
Best price
£19.90
Retailers
3 in stock
Window
Drink now through 2028

The 2025 is the current release. We would drink this 2025 by 2028.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Who makes Le Creete: Francesco and Michele Montresor's Ottella

Ottella is in San Benedetto di Lugana, near Peschiera del Garda. Le Creete is its own 12-hectare vineyard, high in white clay. The grapes are picked and sorted by hand into small 17 kg cases, from the end of September until late October.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Lugana is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 1 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 12.5 tonnes per hectare
  • Minimum ABV. 11.0% vol
  • Minimum ageing. No statutory minimum - producers release on their own schedule
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Lugana falls within Lombardy, covering A band of glacial clay south of Lake Garda across Sirmione, Desenzano, Lonato and Pozzolengo in Brescia province, plus Peschiera del Garda in Verona.

Lugana DOC zone The producer

Made at Azienda Agricola Ottella, San Benedetto di Lugana Peschiera del Garda. Directions

04

Reading the label

  • Azienda Agricola OttellaProducer / estate
  • TurbianaGrape varieties
  • Lugana DOCGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2025Vintage (year of harvest)
05

What sits behind the price of Le Creete Lugana

Tracked from
£19.90
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
5 up / 1 down
Main factor
UK duty and VAT on a 75 cl white
  1. 01

    Grapes from one vineyard Ottella owns: Le Creete, 12 hectares

    Cost up

    Every bottle comes from Ottella's own Le Creete vineyard, 12 hectares or about 17 football pitches, so there is only so much of it each year.

  2. 02

    Picked and sorted by hand into small 17 kg cases

    Cost up

    Ottella picks and sorts the Le Creete grapes by hand, from the end of September until late October, into small 17 kg cases. Hand work costs more than a machine harvest.

  3. 03

    A crop of 9 tonnes a hectare, below the Lugana limit

    Cost up

    Ottella crops Le Creete at 9 tonnes a hectare, while the Lugana rules allow up to 12.5 tonnes. A smaller crop means fewer bottles from the same vineyard.

  4. 04

    Six to eight months on its fine yeast before sale

    Cost up

    The wine rests six to eight months on its fine yeast, so each vintage spends half a year or more in Ottella's cellar before it can be sold.

  5. 05

    UK duty and VAT on a 75 cl white

    Cost up

    Of a £20.10 bottle, £3.35 is VAT and about £3 is duty, so over £6 of the price is tax.

  6. 06

    Several UK shops, and cheaper by the six or twelve

    Cost down

    The 2025 costs from £20.10 to £29 a bottle across the shops on this page, and some shops cut the price a bottle for a mixed six or twelve.

01

Grapes from one vineyard Ottella owns: Le Creete, 12 hectares

Cost up

Every bottle comes from Ottella's own Le Creete vineyard, 12 hectares or about 17 football pitches, so there is only so much of it each year.

Food Pairing

Lake fish, risotto and blue cheese with Le Creete Lugana

Le Creete is a dry, rich Turbiana with fresh citrus and a stony edge. Ottella suggests lake and sea fish, soups, pasta and rice dishes, and strong or blue cheeses. Hot chilli does not suit it.

Fat cutting Strong match

Creamed salt cod and Venetian rice

Le Creete's fresh citrus cuts through the olive oil in creamed salt cod and the richness of a Venetian rice dish. Its own weight keeps up with the food, so the Turbiana still tastes of pineapple and grapefruit.

Try with: Baccala Mantecato · Risi e bisi · Polenta e schie · More pairings →

Acidity matching Strong match

Sea fish and shellfish

Fish is the food Ottella names first for this Lugana. The wine's fresh acidity lifts sweet shellfish and fish like a squeeze of lemon, and its stony edge suits simply cooked seafood.

Try with: Salmon · Mussels · Crab · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Risotto and pasta

Ottella suggests pasta and rice dishes with Le Creete. Its ripe pineapple and citrus sit well beside saffron, pumpkin and basil, and its rich feel matches a creamy risotto.

Try with: Risotto alla Milanese · Pumpkin risotto · Trofie al pesto · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Blue and strong cheeses

Salty, tangy cheese makes the ripe fruit in this Turbiana taste rounder, and the wine's acidity keeps the cheese from feeling heavy. Ottella itself names strong and blue cheeses for Le Creete.

Try with: Blue cheese · Gorgonzola, pear, and walnut risotto · Cheese board

Body matching Good match

Octopus and seafood stews

Le Creete is a rich Lugana, with enough body for octopus and peppery mussels. Its citrus keeps each mouthful fresh, while the stony edge suits the taste of the sea.

Try with: Polpo alla pignata · Fregula ai frutti di mare · Impepata di cozze · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Hot chilli and fiery curries

Strong chilli heat makes a white like Le Creete taste hot and bitter, and it hides the pineapple and grapefruit. Keep this Lugana for milder food.

Skip with: Goan fish curry · Kerala prawn curry · Pizza Diavola · Pasta arrabbiata · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Drinking Le Creete young: the 2024 by 2027, the 2025 by 2028

This is a Lugana to drink young, while the pineapple and grapefruit are fresh. We would open the 2024 by 2027 and the 2025 by 2028.

Drinking window
2026 → 2028

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
Not needed

Pour it straight from the bottle.

Serving temperature
8-12°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

Best young, while the fruit is fresh. We would drink the 2024 by 2027 and the 2025 by 2028.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£19.90 for a 75cl bottle of the 2025, at Vino.com, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Le Creete Lugana page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 27 Oct 2026, 02:48 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 4.2 out of 5 from 10,697 ratings on Vivino.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Lugana, Turbiana and Lake Garda: where Le Creete fits

Producer
Azienda Agricola Ottella Veneto
Grapes
Turbiana
Denomination
Lugana DOC
Region
Veneto Region guide

Common Questions

It is made from Turbiana, the local name for Trebbiano di Lugana. The grapes come from Ottella's own Le Creete vineyard in San Benedetto di Lugana, just south of Lake Garda: 12 hectares high in white clay.

It is a rich, dry white with pineapple, grapefruit and a stony feel. Drinkers most often mention citrus, then peach and green apple.

Fish is the best match: Ottella suggests lake and sea fish first. It also suits soups, pasta and rice dishes, and strong or blue cheeses such as gorgonzola.

We would drink it young: the 2024 by 2027 and the 2025 by 2028. That keeps the pineapple and grapefruit fresh.

The 2025 costs from £20.10 to £29 a bottle across the shops on this page, and the 2024 starts at £20.65. Some shops charge less a bottle when you buy six or twelve.

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