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1 July 2009

Exercise in Style - Golf for Passion

(...) Cantrina, the village of Valtenesi, gives its name to the winery where Cristina Inganni and Diego Lavo work in the vineyard and cellar, convinced that wine must express personality, uniqueness and be able to speak of its territory of origin. The soils on which the winery is located yield structured wines with good alcohol content, good minerality and high acidity. Long-lived wines that are born with natural respect for the interaction between soil and vineyard. Cantrina (www.cantrina.it) is dedicated to the production of medium to long ageing wines, mostly breaking away from the production specifications of local DOC wines to obtain greater freedom of action on cellar choices, which also vary according to the vintage. The only exception is the recently introduced Groppello, a fitting tribute to the area's typical grape variety. Nepomuceno is the cellar's flagship wine: IGT Benaco bresciano Rosso is a Merlot-based wine characterised by the presence of small quantities of Marzemino and Robo, which derives its distinctiveness from the over-ripening “in the loft” of part of the selected grapes. Softness and velvety sensations in a wine that nevertheless has great character and structure, characteristics that best represent the expression of Cantrina's “Free Exercise in Style” production philosophy. Cristina explains: “free because I like to be creative, exercise because I call my wines exercises, style because everyone has their own”.

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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