Features
Name:
Foscarino Soave DOC classico 2020
Terrain:
Basalt lava (Volcanic)
Winery
The history of Inama winery is strictly connected to the history of Giuseppe Inama, a pioneer of wine making, a man of great intuitions, who started in the fifties to invest in vineyards on Mount Foscarino, which he considered the most prestigious hill of Soave's territory. At that time the concept of Classico was not very clear and, after years of hard work, also thanks to Giuseppe's interpretations, the volcanic territory of Mount Foscarino has now become the cradle of some of the best Italian white wines.
Giuseppe Inama started producing the first bottles only in 1991: it was Sauvignon, a new variety for the area. Thus was born Vulcaia Sauvignon, a wine which well reflected Giuseppe's will to make the Soave area known, not through its most typical wine, but thanks to a very prestigious interpretation of Sauvignon. Giuseppe passed away few years ago and Inama winery passed to his son Stefano, who is confirming himself as one of the most valid producers in the Italian wine scene. His choices have very often represented a break of schemes compared to the past, but they have greatly contributed to the progress of national enology. The purchase of new vineyards in Berici Hills allowed him to produce great red wines, capable of being at the same level of white wines.
Inama's wines perfectly reflect the founder's intention: to experiment and innovate, giving life to great wines which value the whole Soave territory. The result is intense and territorial wines, both whites and reds, result of careful and scrupulous wine making practices and of a rich and expressive volcanic territory, capable of getting emotions and to be drunk.
Description
This is our interpretation of Soave Classico, looking at history, an old-fashioned Soave that recalls ancestral traditions to reintroduce forgotten aromas.
Selection from old south-facing vineyards, used barrels and minimalist enology
Organoleptic characteristics:
Opens fresh, mineral, deep, with aromas of wild flowers (elderberry, iris, chamomile). The palate is rich, complex and multidimensional with an almond aftertaste.
Over time, these notes transform into even more complex aromas of pollen, dried flowers.
Storage time:
2-3 years
Vinification
Pellicular maceration for 3-12 hours. After a 24 hours static decantation, the must undergoes alcoholic fermentation in French oak barriques (third and fourth passage) for the 70% and in stainless steel tanks for the 30%.
Acknowledgements
2018 James Suckling 94/100
2018 Antonio Galloni 92/100