press

(...) 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