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16 February 2005

Cantrina: outpost of tradition - Brescia Oggi

Bresciaoggi describes Azienda Agricola Cantrina in an article, here are the most important points: Cantrina - outpost of tradition Production reaches 15 thousand bottles. Three hundred thousand euro for a 420sqm eco-structure. (...) Agricola Cantrina is the small outpost of Cristina Inganni and Diego Lavo, a woman of wine with a natural inclination towards art, who has decided to bet on a production policy made up of small numbers, great qualitative ambitions, and particularly significant choices such as that of renouncing, starting with the bottling of the 2004 production, the Garda DOC in favour of the Benaco Bresciano Typical Geographical Indication. «It is a decision that stems from the desire to link our production in depth to the territory, betting on a denomination that is the exclusive property of the area,« explains Cristina, summarising the philosophy of a company that has always been reluctant to follow the traditional production guidelines of the area. Founded in 1990 by Dario Dattoli, a well-known Brescian restaurateur and winemaker by passion, the winery was conceived from the outset as a small centre for experimentation and the production of well-structured red wines. With the untimely death of the owner in 1998, his wife Cristina Inganni, a graduate of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, a career that began as a set designer and interior decorator, decided to continue the singular oenological adventure, thanks also to her meeting with the agrarian expert, Diego Lavo: an encounter that not only resulted in marriage in 2000, but also opened a new chapter in the history of Cantrina. (...) Cristina Inganni's desire to indissolubly link Cantrina wines to the territory, in order to express their full potential, has led to constant research into the potential of the estate's vineyard and the pedo-climatic characteristics of the Bedizzole area, a constantly evolving activity that will soon result in some new products. The first to arrive on the market will be Zerdi, vintage 2003, a red wine that bets on the potential of Rebo, a vine with great potential whose cultivation was officially authorised last year for inclusion in the area's production specifications. »Technically, it is a cross between Merlot and Teroldego, explains Diego Lavo. It is an extremely generous vine, capable of giving wines of great colour, pronounced alcohol content and particularly sweet tannins. It is considered an improving vine, and we are focusing on it because among the authorised vines in the area, it is the one that has given the most satisfaction in terms of structure, allowing us not to concentrate solely on international varieties'. Diego and Cristina also have another novelty in the pipeline: it is called Eretico, and is a rare experiment in Pinot Noir raisin wine made possible by the exceptional climatic conditions that marked the 2003 harvest. It will be released in 2-3 years: and it might even remain a unique specimen.

Cantrina a mini Burgundy - Giornale di Brescia

posted on 25 October 2005
When it was founded in the 1990s, it wanted to be a little corner of the beloved (and envied) Bourgogne stolen from the French and transplanted to the Bedizzole countryside. ’Mission impossible«, those in the know will say, wrinkling their noses. And yet the results of this unusual, tiny Garda winery are all there to be tasted, swirling the glass to soften the aggression of the tannins. The plenty of sunshine that favours Cantrina di Bedizzole and the consequent narrow temperature range, the low altitude, do not prevent the wines of the Cantrina winery from making a splendid impression. Merit perhaps goes to the »vine by vine, bunch by bunch« care given to the vines and a vinification done substantially »by hand« in the tiny cellar that borders the living room of the house. Thus we happen to taste a Pinot Noir in purity with an imposing structure and very typical character (it is called Corteccio), no less surprising is the white Riné (like the hills behind the winery) that overflows with scents of fruit and vanilla.

The Right Match - The Arena of Verona

posted on 25 October 2005
With a high fat content, there is a need for an important wine. Oh, God, every rule has its exceptions (and in this case we suggest to transgressors a well-structured white) but personally we prefer a mature, harmonious red wine with good structure. Since every like loves its like, if the tripe is Florentine, accompany it with a Tuscan wine, Chianti DOCG; Barco Reale Carmignano DOC; excellent Pinot Noir Villa Bagnolo by Marchesi Pancrazi and Birbone by Fattoria Barbi di Montalcino. (...) Busecca Milanese goes well with an Oltrepò Pavese sangue di Giuda and, to top it all off, one of the best Merlots in Italy, NEPOMUCENO 2001 from Cantrina di Bedizzole in the province of Brescia.

Cantrina, target doubling - Brescia Oggi

posted on 14 June 2005
The «little» Cantrina wants to grow and become big: the first step could only be the construction of a new wine cellar, which the Bedizzole farm - run by Cristina Inganni and Diego Lavo - officially inaugurated a year and a half after the start of work with a packed wine and food event for the media, restaurateurs and insiders. (...) Cantrina believes in it, having invested 300,000 euro in a technologically advanced 420 m2 ’ecostructure«, which, in order to take advantage of the drop production process, was completely buried and subsequently covered by a replanted vineyard. »One of the main objectives was to reduce the environmental impact to a minimum,« said Cristina Inganni, although, of course, for a small company like ours this is an important investment aimed at quantitative and qualitative growth».»
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