Inama Vigneti di Foscarino Soave Classico 2017
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Wine
Enthusiast -
James
Suckling -
Jeb
Dunnuck
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Aromas of acacia flower, honey and hazelnut meld with whiffs of graphite and mature yellow apple on the nose. The aromas follow over to the savory palate along with lemon zest, yellow pear, fennel and bitter almond. Fresh acidity lifts the rich flavors while a hint of saline graces the finish. Editors’ Choice.
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James Suckling
The brightness and clarity to this Soave are impressive with cooked-apple and lemon character. Full body, rich fruit and a flavorful finish. Dried fruit. Lovely finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
More expensive as well as slightly deeper hued, the 2017 Soave Classico Vigneti Di Foscarino spent 6 months in barrel with plenty of bâtonnage. It's a more serious Soave offering notes of honeyed citrus, nectarines, brioche, and a touch of toasted spice. This more exotic, medium-bodied, richer effort has loads to love and is going to be incredibly versatile on the dinner table.
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James
Suckling -
Robert
Parker
Now in its third generation of leadership, the Inama family has been producing wine for over forty years in the Veneto. The family has a well-defined goal to produce different wines whose only aim is to represent their vision of the land, despite the styles and trends of the moment. In the 1950s, prior to founding the Inama estate, Giuseppe Inama began using his savings to purchase small plots of vineyards in the center of the Soave Classico region. At the time few understood the area's potential, but Giuseppe believed that he could make a wine capable of restoring Soave's reputation by working with only top-quality vineyards of old-vine Garganega (Soave’s original grape).
At Inama, white grapes are picked fully ripe, and after a short maceration and gentle pressing the must is left to settle before a temperature-controlled fermentation and spontaneous malolactic fermentation. In order to preserve both the aromatic intensity and natural balance of the grapes, the wines are bottled with minimum fining and filtration.
In addition to working with Garganega, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, Inama also grows traditional Bordeaux varietals in the historic, hidden zone of Colli Berici – Italy’s oldest DOC for Cabernet and Merlot grapes. Their Carmenère vineyards here date back to the 1800s. This historic, though little known zone south of Vicenza has a temperate climate and is marked by unique ancient geological seismic events calle “bradyseism”—volcanic ridges generating a soil extremely rich in trace elements and minerals. Inama feels this terroir is the most underrated and under-realized in Italy and his goal is to produce great wines from these hillsides.
Inama believes in everyday living and minimalism, respecting the winemaking practices that have laid the foundations of modern wine.
Producing wine for more than half century has led them to develop three fundamental values that inspire their projects: a great terroir dominates the varietal aspects of the grape. A wine’s caliber depends upon the quality of the ecosystem, with the soil paramount. Inama is always working to refine technique, developing internal research and collaborating with some of the most renowned international experts.