2017 Inama Carminium Colli Berici DOC

In the 1960s, Giuseppe Inama, the founder of this renowned wine estate, started buying small plots of vineyards in the heart of 'Soave Classico'. The area was originally planted with the ancient "Graecanicum" (originating from Greece) variety. This name was then converted to "Garganega" in the local dialect. His idea was to collect only top quality vineyards from old Garganega vine, and turn them into a wine capable of restoring Soave's reputation. Today Inama counts as a reference for both white and red wines in Soave.

The Oratorio di San Lorenzo produces the ORATORIO di SAN LORENZO Carmenere Riserva DOC Colli Berici. This wine is seen as one of the very best Carmenere but is also a wine with a solid price. The very beautiful CARMINIUM Carmenere DOC Colli Berici has been produced from the same vineyard but from younger vines for a few years now. So this wine also comes from DOC Colli Berici which is considered one of the best areas for the Carmanere in the world, especially thanks to its special volcanic subsoil and micro climate and this gives an exceptional expression to the Carmanere grape. The area of the Oratorio di San Lorenzo is a small valley surrounded by unspoilt nature, a mystical place where monks used to live

After the manual picking and de-stemming of the grapes, the maceration and fermentation takes place for about 12 days. The wine is aged for about 12 months in 20% new and 80% used barriques and is then bottle-aged for some time. The Inama Carminium has a vibrant ruby red color with few shades. The wine has an intense nose, with herbs and spices, black fruit, soft and balanced tannins. The wine can very well be summarized as Charming and Complex. Nothing really too much and nicely balanced, a perfect wine with grilled meat, roast pork, meats and cheese board