Inama VIGNETO DU LOT Soave Classico Superiore DOC - 2006
Where it's from:
>Italy
>Veneto
>Soave
Price per case:
£113.62
Bottle size:
75 cl
Bottles per case:
6
Style:
Zesty/Aromatic Dry Whites
Grapes:
Garganega
Description:
Intense yellow colour. On the nose there is vanilla with hints of oak. Honey from sweet field flowers such as camomile, elder flower, iris. Large and round on the palate with a finish of sweet almond.
Light yellow colour. Elegant nose of sweet field flowers: camomile, elder flower, iris. Pleasant on the palate with a back taste of sweet almond. (6 x 75 cl)
Intense yellow colour. On the nose there is honey of sweet field flowers such as camomile, elder flower, iris. Large and round on the palate with a finish of sweet almond. (6 x 75 cl)
Light yellow colour with an elegant nose showing floral aromas, camomile and elder flower. Pleasant on the palate with a hints of almond on the finish. In the 1950s Giuseppe Inama, the estate's founder, began purchasing small plots of vineyards in the heart of the Soave Classico region using nothing more than his savings (6 x 75 cl)
The Foscarino is superb, filling the mouth with perfumed apricot fruit and layer upon layer of mineral-salty flavours. In many respects it is similar to great Chablis. The Foscarino hill is the centrepoint of Soave. The volcanic black basalt soils contribute towards this wine's smoky character. Inama's wines exemplify the alliance of a traditional. Inama's wines exemplify the alliance of a traditional local grape with a wonderful terroir. The result is so different from the blanched mealy-mouthed sulphurous soup that masquerades under the Soave label. The grapes for the Lot are destalked and crushed with subsequent skin contact for 4-8 hours. After the grapes are pressed the must is allowed to settle for 24-36 hours at 5°C. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place in new barriques . Prior to racking, batonnage is carried out every 6 weeks for about 8 months. Filtration, through a coarse filter occurs prior to bottling. The wine is rich, voluptuous even, and time in the decanter will soften the toasty oak overtones. In the 1950s Giuseppe Inama, the estate's founder, began purchasing small plots of vineyards in the heart of the Soave Classico region using nothing more than his savings (6 x 75 cl)
Intense golden colour. Nose of roasted coffee with hints of oak and tropical fruits. On the palate: great fruit concentration with grapefruit, pineapple, passion fruit and citrus. Strong and persistent finish of all the flavours. (6 x 75 cl)