Founded in 1960 by Giuseppe Inama, this 74 acre estate is located in Monte Foscarino, the heart of the Soave Classico region in Italy. Each vineyard imparts a unique element to the blend; the volcanic soil of Classico lends floral aromas and minerality, and the soils found in Colli Berici contribute depth and structure. The terra rossa soil of this sub-appellation are particularly well suited to growing Bordeaux blends and was the first region in Italy to plant Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenere. In 1992, Giuseppe handed the reins to his son Stefano who carries on his father’s legacy of minimalist intervention in the vineyards and in the cellar. The grapes are hand-picked and briefly macerated on their skins. After a gentle pressing, the musts are naturally cold settled. In order to preserve the aromas and varietal flavors, the wines are bottled with minimal fining or filtration. “We are organic in the way we grow wines, but don’t declare it”, says Stefano. “It is not a marketing tool: the quality of the wine is the marketing tool. ”
Review
Whenever I want to show a foreign visitor just how good Soave wines can be, I never hesitate to open any of the estate’s very fine white wines, especially the Soave Classico du Lot (rich, deep, judiciously oak-aged, and of a Burgundian complexity) or the Soave Classico Vigneti di Foscarino (leaner, crisp, lemony, mineral). Now in its third generation, the estate boasts over fifty years of history and is making some of the denomination’s best wines. Founder Giuseppe Inama first began working as a winemaker in 1948 and bought his first vineyard, in Monte Foscarino in 1965. This year’s release of the Vigneti di Carbonare, made from a forty-year-old Garganega vineyard planted at roughly 250 meters above sea level on highly basaltic soil, is one of the two/three best Soave wines I tried all year. - From Soave and the Still White Wines of Veneto (Jul 2019) by Ian D’Agata
Technical notes
(100% Garganega). Hand-picked estate fruit was harvested from 30+ year old vines planted at two different sites in Monteforte d’Alpone and Soave. The grapes were destemmed and macerated on its skins for 4-8 hours, pressed and settled naturally at cool temperatures. Fermented in stainless steel vats with malolactic, the wine aged for eight months before racking and bottling.
Producer
Founded in 1960 by Giuseppe Inama, this 74 acre estate is located in Monte Foscarino, the heart of the Soave Classico region in Italy. Each vineyard imparts a unique element to the blend; the volcanic soil of Classico lends floral aromas and minerality, and the soils found in Colli Berici contribute depth and structure. The terra rossa soil of this sub-appellation are particularly well suited to growing Bordeaux blends and was the first region in Italy to plant Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenere. In 1992, Giuseppe handed the reins to his son Stefano who carries on his father’s legacy of minimalist intervention in the vineyards and in the cellar. The grapes are hand-picked and briefly macerated on their skins. After a gentle pressing, the musts are naturally cold settled. In order to preserve the aromas and varietal flavors, the wines are bottled with minimal fining or filtration. “We are organic in the way we grow wines, but don’t declare it”, says Stefano. “It is not a marketing tool: the quality of the wine is the marketing tool. ”
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Vintage:
2019
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Size:
750 ml
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Currently Out of Stock
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