Seasonal trends had created ideal conditions for a great vintage, prompting us to try a new path: making a selection of the best bunches. At first light in the morning, carefully and armed with great patience, we searched our vineyards for those perfect Garganega clusters, and one by one, like little nuggets of gold, we selected, picked, and vinified them separately. The resulting flower must immediately expressed an aromatic intensity and complexity never seen before. Following the Du Lot style, it was fermented in small barrels with some new wood and left on the fine lees for 6 months with batonnage every 3 weeks. A further 6 months of aging in stainless steel preceded bottling, using a specially shaped bottle and individually selected and inspected corks of the highest standard. We then kept the wine to evolve in our cellar for two years before introducing it to the market. The celebratory label and individual case for each bottle, in the neoclassical style typical of Inama design, enriched the project. Thus was born the celebratory edition "Du Lot Collection 2018", a small batch of 3,239 bottles that expresses to the fullest the style of Soave Classico Du Lot.
Tasting Notes: Straw-gold color, expresses on the nose notes of toast and candied fruit, mimosa, citrus peel and almond, against a mineral background. Incredibly full on the palate, almost creamy, well supported by acidity and savoriness and with mineral persistence.
Pairings: goes well with numerous dishes with intense flavor, such as scallops and shellfish, also proposed in Asian recipes, tempura. with traditional dishes: linguine with scampi, spaghetti with bottarga, bigoli with sardines or duck. with vegetables: ratatouille, peperonata, eggplant parmigiana.
Name | Inama Soave Classic Vineyard du Lot 2018 |
Type | Still white |
Classification | DOC Soave Classico |
Year | 2018 |
Format | 0.75 l Standard |
Grade alcohol | 13.00% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Garganega |
Country |
Italy
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Region | Veneto |
Location | Soave (Monte Foscarino) (VR) |
Climate | Altitude: 200 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South/ Southwest. |
Soil composition. | Basalt lava (volcanic). |
Farming system | Guyot and Pergola. |
No. of plants per hectare | 3000 |
Yield per hectare | 50 hl |
Harvest | Manual |
Vinification | Destemming of grapes and crushing. Maceration pellicular for 4-8 hours. Pressing. Decanting of the must cold for 12 hours. Fermentation in barrels30% new. Batonnage every 6 weeks for 6 months. |
Aging | 6 months of refinement in steel vessels, light filtration and bottling. |
Production vintage | 13,000 bottles |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Matching | Scallops, shellfish also in Asian recipes. |