DOC White

Cà Maiol Prestige Lugana DOC

Cà Maiol
Grape
Turbiana
Denomination
Lugana DOC
Region
Lombardy
ABV
13.5%
Body
Medium
Drink
Now–2030

Cà Maiol's entry Lugana: a dry white, all Turbiana, from the clay plain south of Lake Garda. Steel only and three months on its lees, so it tastes of green apple, lime and a twist of white pepper. Two vintages on sale at around £18.

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2025 · 75cl · checked 13 Sep

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Tasting Notes

What Cà Maiol Prestige tastes like: green apple, lime and white pepper

Cà Maiol makes Prestige in steel only, with three months on its fine lees, so the fruit stays bright. The estate's own note is green apple, lime and a twist of white pepper. Vivino drinkers say the same, across more than 9,500 ratings.

Tasted by
Cà Maiol (producer tasting note and 2024 and 2025 technical sheets), cross-checked against Vivino drinker consensus
Tasted on
5 September 2026
Source
Producer notes · confidence High
Taste profile
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Cà Maiol's own note leads with green apple and lime, then tropical fruit and a twist of white pepper as the glass opens. Vivino drinkers say much the same: green apple and lemon-lime top more than 800 written reviews, with thyme and white pepper further down the list. There is no oak to get in the way, because the wine only ever sees steel.

LemonLemon
LimeLime
Green AppleGreen Apple
PearPear
PineapplePineapple
StrawStraw
Wet stonesWet stones
AlmondAlmond
Palate

Dry, with 1.7 grams of sugar a litre, and sharp, with acidity at 6.4 grams a litre, so it feels clean rather than soft. Three months on its fine lees in steel put a little weight in the middle at 13.5% alcohol. The glacial clay of the Lugana plain gives the salty, savoury edge that marks a Lugana.

Finish

Tangy and savoury, with the light almond note drinkers often mention. Medium length: it cleans the palate and asks for the next mouthful of fish.

Overall

This is the entry Lugana at Cà Maiol, below the Superiore Molin and the Riserva Sùere, and it drinks well from the first year. Drink the 2025 to 2030 and the 2024 to 2029, chilled to 8 to 10°C, with raw fish or fried seafood. Vivino drinkers score it 3.9 out of 5 across more than 9,500 ratings, and both the 2024 and the 2025 sit at 4.0: fresh, crisp and mineral is the net verdict.

Drink now Best by 2030
Live UK pricing

Buying Cà Maiol Prestige in the UK: two vintages at around £18

The 2024 and the 2025 are both on sale at about £18 a bottle. The 2024 has Falstaff's 91 points behind it. The 2025 is the fresher, sharper year from a smaller crop. Both drink well now.

Best price · 75 cl £16.80 at vino
Price spread £16.80 - £18.00 Across 2 UK retailers tracked
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Vintages live 2025 · 2024 Current release: 2025
Per-litre (75 cl basis) £22.40 Per-litre price for the lowest current offer
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Wine fit score

How Cà Maiol Prestige fits: a sharp, dry fish wine at under £20

The scores below weigh Prestige as a food wine first: high acidity, no oak and 1.7 grams of sugar a litre make it an easy, versatile white. It loses points as a cellar wine because it is built to drink young.

Best with food 8.5/10

Dry, sharp (6.4 grams of acidity a litre) and savoury, so it works across raw fish, fried seafood, shellfish and light white meat.

Best intro to this style 8.5/10

Clean green apple and lime, no oak, no bitterness and 1.7 grams of sugar a litre: an easy first Lugana.

Best value 7.0/10

Around £18 buys a 91-point Falstaff Lugana from an estate making it since 1967; UK Lugana runs roughly £12 to £25, so this sits mid-band with above-average pedigree.

Best everyday bottle 7.0/10

Under £20, light, dry and made to drink young: a weeknight fish wine, if a little dear for every night.

Best for an occasion 4.5/10

Lugana DOC is a well-loved lake white rather than a prestige appellation: right for a summer lunch, not a celebration bottle.

Best for cellar 3.0/10

Cà Maiol gives it five years, but steel-only Turbiana is at its best in the first two or three, so buy it to drink, not to keep.

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

2024 or 2025 Prestige: a sunny year and a fresher one

Cà Maiol picked the 2024 from 15 to 30 September after long sunny spells, and calls its acidity excellent. The 2025 came from a rainy spring, a hot June and a settled August, with slightly higher acidity and a smaller crop.

2025 Current release
Lowest price
£16.80
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
13.5%
Window
Drink now through 2030

A mild, wet winter and a rainy spring, then a hot June, a cooler July and a settled, sunny August. Cà Maiol picked in the second and third weeks of September and reports a smaller crop with slightly higher acidity than usual. Expect a fresher, sharper Prestige than the 2024.

2024 Previous release
Lowest price
£18.00
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
13.5%
Window
Drink now through 2029

A warm, wet start with heavy rain from April to June, then long sunny spells from July to late August. Cà Maiol picked from 15 to 30 September and calls it a high-quality year with healthy grapes, good sugar and excellent acidity. Falstaff gave this vintage 91 points.

2025 Current release
Lowest price
£16.80
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
13.5%
Window
Drink now through 2030

A mild, wet winter and a rainy spring, then a hot June, a cooler July and a settled, sunny August. Cà Maiol picked in the second and third weeks of September and reports a smaller crop with slightly higher acidity than usual. Expect a fresher, sharper Prestige than the 2024.

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

Scores for Cà Maiol Prestige: Falstaff 91, James Suckling 91, Decanter 93

Falstaff gave the 2024 91 points in its 2026 guide. James Suckling scored the 2021 at 91, and Decanter has given an earlier vintage 93 points. On Vivino the wine averages 3.9 out of 5 across more than 9,500 ratings.

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 Wine route in the zone

Made at Cà Maiol, Desenzano del Garda. Directions

Wine route in the zone: Strada dei Vini del Garda.

04

Reading the label

  • Cà MaiolProducer / estate
  • TurbianaGrape varieties
  • Lugana DOCGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2025Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 13.5% vol · 75 clAlcohol by volume and bottle size
05

What sits behind the price of Lugana DOC Prestige Cà Maiol

Tracked from
£16.80
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
4 up / 2 down
Main factor
UK duty and VAT on a £17.79 bottle
  1. 01

    Falstaff 91 points and a Lugana estate name going back to 1967

    Cost up

    Cà Maiol has made Lugana since 1967 and now belongs to the Santa Margherita group; the 2024 carries 91 Falstaff points. Name and scores hold the price at around £18 rather than the £12 of a supermarket Lugana.

  2. 02

    Careful picking: small bins, gravity handling, cold settling

    Cost up

    The estate picks the Prestige plots in the second half of September, cools the grapes, moves them by gravity and presses gently. That care costs more than a bulk white, and it is why the fruit tastes so clean.

  3. 03

    Steel only, three months on lees, bottled within five months of harvest

    Cost down

    No barrels and no long ageing: the 2025 was picked in September and first bottled on 16 February 2026. Fast turnover keeps Prestige at roughly half the price of the estate's Superiore Molin and Riserva Sùere.

  4. 04

    Big estate scale: over 100 hectares and about 1.3 million bottles a year

    Cost down

    Cà Maiol farms more than 100 hectares, about 150 football pitches, and makes around 1.3 million bottles a year. Prestige is the volume label, so fixed costs are spread thin across each bottle.

  5. 05

    UK duty and VAT on a £17.79 bottle

    Cost up

    At 13.5% alcohol the duty is £3.10 a bottle, and VAT takes another £2.97 of the £17.79 price. About £6.07 of what you pay is tax before a drop of wine is counted.

  6. 06

    Lugana grape prices of 2 to 2.30 euros a kilo

    Cost up

    The Lugana consortium reports grapes at 2 to 2.30 euros a kilo and an average supermarket bottle in Italy above 9 euros in 2024, up 9% in a year. That floor sets the price of every Lugana, this one included.

01

Falstaff 91 points and a Lugana estate name going back to 1967

Cost up

Cà Maiol has made Lugana since 1967 and now belongs to the Santa Margherita group; the 2024 carries 91 Falstaff points. Name and scores hold the price at around £18 rather than the £12 of a supermarket Lugana.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that go with this wine

Nigiri Sushi, plated

Nigiri Sushi
Sashimi, plated

Sashimi
Prawn Tempura, plated

Prawn Tempura
Oysters, plated

Oysters
Steamed sea bass, plated

Steamed sea bass
Food Pairing

What to eat with Cà Maiol Prestige: raw fish, shellfish and fried seafood

Cà Maiol itself points to shellfish, raw seafood and sushi. The lime and green apple sit next to raw fish. The sharp acidity cuts through batter and oil, so tempura and fish and chips both work.

Acidity matching Strong match

Raw fish with lime: sushi, sashimi and ceviche

The wine's lime and green apple sit next to the citrus on raw fish, and its acidity is at the same pitch, so neither side tastes flat. Cà Maiol itself puts raw seafood and sushi first. A dry, sharp Lugana like Prestige does this job better than a softer white.

Try with: Nigiri Sushi · Sashimi · Ceviche · More pairings →

Fat cutting Strong match

Fried seafood: the acidity cleans the batter

Batter and frying oil coat the mouth, and acidity at 6.4 grams a litre strips it away between bites. There is no oak or sweetness to sit heavily on top of fried food. That is why a steel-made Lugana beats a rich Chardonnay here.

Try with: Prawn Tempura · Fish and Chips · Salt and pepper squid · Fish pakora

Salt balance Good match

Shellfish and mussels: salt meets the savoury finish

Cà Maiol's clay soils give Prestige a salty, savoury finish, and salty shellfish make that finish taste of fruit rather than salt. The wine is light enough not to bully a mussel. Lugana is the lake white made for this.

Try with: Impepata di cozze · Cozze arraganate · Crab · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Creamy fish and cold veal: Baccala Mantecato and Vitello Tonnato

Three months on fine lees give Prestige a little weight, enough to stand next to creamed salt cod or veal in tuna sauce without disappearing. Neither dish is heavy, and neither is the wine. Body matches body, and the acidity keeps the cream honest.

Try with: Baccala Mantecato · Vitello Tonnato · Steamed sea bass · Squid ink risotto · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Herbs and white pepper: Caprese, pesto and peppered mussels

The estate's note ends on white pepper, and Vivino drinkers mention thyme. Basil, pepper and olive oil pick up those same green and spicy notes, so wine and plate seem to share a kitchen. A light Lugana keeps the tomato's acidity company too.

Try with: Insalata Caprese · Trofie al pesto · Impepata di cozze · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Avoid: hot curries and red-meat stews

Chilli heat makes 13.5% alcohol burn and wipes out the lime and green apple. A beef or lamb stew needs tannin and weight that this light, steel-made white does not have. Save Prestige for fish and pick a red for the stew.

Skip with: Chicken madras · Chicken jalfrezi · Szechuan chicken · Pizza Diavola · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Cà Maiol Prestige is a wine to drink young, not to lay down

The estate gives Prestige five years of life, and the acidity in the 2024 and 2025 supports that. It is made in steel with no oak, so there is nothing to soften with age. The green apple and lime are at their best in the first two or three years.

Drinking window
2026 → 2030

Peak around 2027. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
0

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

Cà Maiol gives it five years, but steel-only Turbiana is at its best in the first two or three, so buy it to drink, not to keep.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£16.80 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Cà Maiol Prestige facts checked against the estate's 2024 and 2025 technical sheets

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 13 Sep 2026, 00:11 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Notes published by the producer, quoted with attribution.

Confidence · High
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

Cà Maiol Prestige on the map: Turbiana, Lugana DOC, Lombardy

Producer
Cà Maiol Lombardy
Grapes
Turbiana
Denomination
Lugana DOC
Region
Lombardy Region guide
Cuisine
Italian Cuisine 3 dishes paired Japanese Cuisine 3 dishes paired British Cuisine 2 dishes paired

Common Questions

It is 100% Turbiana, the local name for Trebbiano di Lugana. DNA studies show Turbiana is the same grape as Verdicchio from the Marche, grown here on the clay plain south of Lake Garda. Cà Maiol's vines average 20 years old and sit at 66 to 77 metres above sea level.

Green apple, lime and tropical fruit, with a twist of white pepper as it opens: that is the estate's own note. It is dry and sharp, with a salty, savoury finish. Vivino drinkers use the same words: green apple, citrus and minerals lead more than 800 written reviews.

Buy either; both are on sale at around £18. The 2024 came from a sunny July and August and carries 91 Falstaff points. The 2025 is the fresher year: a rainy spring, a hot June and a settled August gave slightly higher acidity and a smaller crop. Drink the 2024 to 2029 and the 2025 to 2030.

Cà Maiol gives it five years from the harvest. It is made in steel with no oak, so there is nothing to soften with age. The green apple and lime are at their best in the first two or three years, so buy it to drink, not to keep.

Raw fish and shellfish first: sushi, sashimi, oysters and ceviche, where the lime in the wine meets the lime on the plate. The sharp acidity also cuts through fried seafood, from prawn tempura to fish and chips. Keep it away from hot curries, which fight its 13.5% alcohol.

Around £18 a bottle: £17.79 for the 2025 at vino.com and £18 for the 2024 at xtrawine when we last checked. That is mid-range for Lugana. It costs about half what Cà Maiol asks for its Superiore Molin and Riserva Sùere.

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