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12 September 2010

Cantrina - Magazyn Wino

(...) It is hard to believe that the winery run by Cristina Inganni and Diego Lavo has resisted a (international) change of vines in the first place. The enthusiasm of this couple for the local species and first and foremost their great winemaking ability make Cantrina today the most prestigious winery in the Garda hinterland. There is not a wine in their range that is not good. Everything they produce, however, is in pharmaceutical quantities - the vineyards in Bedizzole, not far from the lake, amount to 6 hectares. The Rine 2007 is a studied, elegant, very precise, rounded blend of Riesling, Chardonnay and Manzoni crossbreed. Groppello is treated here like Pinot Noir. The 2008 Groppello stood out for its freshness of fruit and lightness of matter. In contrast, the Zerdi 2006, which is made from the Rebo grape variety, is a generous, sanguine, somewhat wild wine, were it not for the fact that it stays just the right amount of time in oak casks. The Nepomuceno 2005 could easily fall into the category of ’fluff puppet“ if it were not intelligently vinified and aged. This generous, concentrated and fruity blend of Merlot, Marzemino and Rebo is expertly aged in barrels (barriques and tonneaux) and the softness fades into elegance. Il Corteccio and Eretico are two pinot noir-based wines: the former, 2007, is lighter, very Bourgogne in style, classic style of a dry raisin wine (40 days of drying) is more generous and concentrated with a lacquer note; less cheerful, but with greater ageing potential. The Sole di Dario 2005, is a blend of Sauvignon, Semillon and Riesling, a pretty passito with an aroma of oranges, candied fruits and wildflower honey. (...) PDF

There is the air of Lake Garda in the fine wines of Cantrina - Eco di Bergamo

posted on 4 July 2014
«Free exercise in style», is how Cristina Inganni and Diego Lavo sum up their way of interpreting the craft of winemaking. They do this in Cantrina, a tiny hamlet in the municipality of Bedizzole, a western offshoot of the morainic hills surrounding the Brescia side of Lake Garda. From here the lake cannot be seen, but the effect on the climate is still felt, so much so that it is included in the territory protected by the regulations of the new Valtènesi DOC. But denomination aside, it is precisely that «free exercise in style» in interpretation that distinguishes the wines of Cantrina, which are born from the six hectares of vines cultivated with painstaking care by Diego Lavo (by the way, they are in the process of «converting» to organic). (...)

Brescia protagonist at the turning point Vinitaly - Brescia Oggi

posted on 8 April 2014
(...) Although I still believe that Vinitaly is not the right event for very small niche companies like mine, I believe that when participation is organised by a consortium, it becomes interesting to be there because the territory is more valuable than the individual company,' says Cristina Inganni of Cantrina in Bedizzole. However, I am not here with a commercial approach, but to make an investment in terms of public relations and networking. (...)

Nepomuceno is a perfect wine - La Stampa

posted on 20 March 2014
“Here in Valtènesi you can feel the air of Lake Garda and Cristina has adopted the philosophy of «free exercise of style»: in the vineyard and in the cellar. In the 1990s, the first experiments were carried out in an already existing pinot noir vineyard, to grow to today's six hectares under vine (30 thousand bottles). Now, the wine that amazed me is called Nepomuceno, a blend of merlot (70%) rebo and marzemino, fermented in steel for about 15 days and aged for 24 months in barriques and tonneaux. It has an impenetrable ruby colour, and on the nose you can smell the juices of small red fruits. But what is striking is the softness on the palate, which then opens up with finely spiced fresh notes, always maintaining a perfect, spectacular roundness.’
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