CARMINIUM COLLI BERICI CARMENERE DOC

Carmenere 100%

Vivid ruby core with a narrow purple rim. Intense on the nose, with herbs and spices, black fruit, tannins are soft and balanced. Charming.

Grilled meat, roast pork, cold cuts and cheese board

Colli Berici is located a few kilometers South-East of Soave hills, in the Southern part of Vicenza province, Veneto. Despite its proximity, this area couldn’t be more different than Soave Classico: in fact, Colli Berici has half its annual rainfall and higher average temperatures. Altitude between 50 and 150 mt above sea level and south exposure.
The Colli Berici area has been generated by an ancient bradyseism: a geological phenomenon where the Earth’s surface has gently lifted due to the magmatic pressure underneath. Even though the ancient lava flow was the same that generated the Soave Classico area, in the Colli Berici there were only a few small marginal eruptions on the border of the area. As a result, a long regular ridge of sedimentary origin (limestone / marl) covered with red clay (clayey silt and rich in iron oxide) was created.
Since their first trials, the Inama family understood the unexploited potential that this area had for red wines. In particular, the Carmenere variety, that has been present here for more than a century and produces definitive examples of this type. During the last 20 years, they have managed to create an estate of about 30 hectares of Carmenere, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vines, all trained using the Guyot system.

The grapes, harvested by hand, are delicately destalked, taking care not to break the skins of the berries. Maceration is carried out prior to fermentation for 24-48 hours, followed by the alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel: this lasts 23-28 days, at a controlled temperature of no more than 28°C. At the end of the malolactic fermentation, the wine matures in new (35%) French oak barriques and others that have been previously used once (65%) for 12 months. After a period
of 4 months in stainless steel, “Carminium” is bottled and continues to mature for at least 12 months before being released onto the market.

When you arrive at the Oratorio di San Lorenzo vineyard, you feel a sense of peace that takes you back to the past. The beauty of this place is breathtaking. Right in the center of the 12-hectare vineyard, an old mulberry tree stands serene. During the autumn, the scenery in the vineyard is absolutely magnificent: the Carmenere leaves take on a red hue, while those of the mulberry tree are tinged with yellow. On the Carminium label the tree is red like the leaves of the vines, thus becoming a symbol for the vineyard itself.

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93 pt. James Suckling
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92 pt. Eros Teboni – The Wine Journal
MASTER MEDAL The Global Carmenere Masters 2023