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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”.

Lake Garda, with Cantrina, again on the Merlot podium - Brescian Wines and Cuisine

posted on 2 January 2008
Second participation and second victory: Nepomuceno from Cantrina, a small winery run by Cristina Inganni with her husband Diego Lavo in Bedizzole, in the Brescian hinterland of Lake Garda, has once again asserted itself in the competition of the greatest Merlots of Italy. With the success obtained with the Benaco Bresciano Nepomuceno 2003 at the fifth edition of the national exhibition of the Merlot d'Italia of Aldeno, in the Province of Trento,Cantrina has repeated the prestigious result already obtained two years ago with the 2001 vintage, imposing itself in the category of Merlot Igt of the vintages prior to 2005.

A memorable tasting in Trento - Civiltà del bere

posted on 12 December 2007
From volcanoes to glacial moraine with Nepomuceno, Merlot IGT Benaco Bresciano 2003 from the Cantrina winery in Bedizzole (Brescia) where only international grape varieties are cultivated. Diego Lavo, owner with his wife Cristina Inganni, emphasised the importance of precisely this type of soil squeezed between fluvial and glacial deposits that characterises their Merlot. The vintage was perfect because an unexpected hailstorm in June had destroyed the 70% of grapes. This forced thinning, which we, lucidly, would never have had the courage to do, allowed the grapes to ripen excellently, rich in glycerine and alcohol

Raise your glasses to Merlot - Lombardy on the table

posted on 12 December 2007
With the success obtained with the Benaco Bresciano Nepomuceno 2003, in particular, the Cantrina winery has repeated the prestigious result already achieved two years ago with the wine from the 2001 harvest. Lombardy, and in particular the Garda area, is therefore among the most suitable areas for Merlot, and Cantrina proves this. “From the outset,” said Cristina Inganni of the Cantrina winery, "we have been oriented towards the production of medium and long ageing wines based on international wines. The choice may appear counter to the Gardesana tradition, but we believe that this can be a personal opportunity to express the idea of territory, of terroir, given that the same grape variety offers extremely different results in situations that are geographically and culturally distant".
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