Features
Name:
Campo Del Lago Merlot Colli Berici DOC 2020 Inama
Terrain:
Red Clays, Marine Limestone
Cellar
The history of the Inama winery is closely linked to the story of Giuseppe Inama, a pioneer of winemaking, a man of great intuition, who began as early as the 1950s to invest in vineyards on Monte Foscarino, which he considered the most prestigious hill in the Soave area. At the time, the concept of Classico was not very clear and, after years of hard work, thanks also to Giuseppe's interpretations, the volcanic terrain of Monte Foscarino has today established itself as the cradle of some of Italy's best white wines.
Giuseppe Inama only started producing the first bottles in 1991: it was Sauvignon, a new variety for the area. Thus Vulcaia Sauvignon was born, a wine that reflected Giuseppe's desire to make the Soave area known, not through its most typical wine, but through a highly prestigious interpretation of Sauvignon. Giuseppe passed away a few years ago and the Inama wine cellar passed to his son Stefano, who is confirming himself as one of the most valid producers on the Italian wine scene. His choices have very often represented a break with the past, but have contributed greatly to the progress of national oenology. The purchase of new vineyards in the Berici Hills has enabled him to produce great red wines, capable of standing on the same level as the whites.
The wines of the Inama cellar perfectly reflect the founder's intentions: to experiment and innovate, creating great wines that enhance the entire Soave territory. Thus are born intense and territorial wines, both whites and reds, the fruit of careful and scrupulous oenological practices and of a rich and expressive volcanic terroir, capable of excitement and all to drink.
Description
Merlot Campo del Lago from the Inama winery is an elegant red wine from Veneto. A wine originally produced in the 1960s and 1970s by Alfredo Lazzarini's Villa del Ferro winery, whose vineyards were recently acquired by the Inama family. One of the first vintages produced by Alfredo Lazzarini was described by the great Luigi Veronelli as 'an impossible wine, equal in esoteric enchantment to the best Pauillacs'. Veronelli also considered the Berici Hills to be one of the most suitable areas for the cultivation of Bordeaux varieties, together with the Bolgheri area.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Dark red in colour. Elegant nose of mulberry, clove, pine and plum.
On the palate berries with a finish of underbrush, cocoa and coffee. Soft and
round, with great freshness.
Storage time:
Over 5 years
Vinification
The grapes, harvested by hand, are de-stemmed delicately, taking care not to
breaking the skin of the grapes. A pre-fermentation maceration of 24-48 hours is carried out
fermentation of 24-48 hours, which is followed by alcoholic fermentation in steel
lasting 23-28 days at a controlled temperature not exceeding
28°C.
Acknowledgements
2017 James Suckling 92/100