Inama 'Foscarino' Soave Classico 2023

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Inama farms Monte Foscarino, a volcanic peak at the heart of the Soave Classico zone, where Giuseppe Inama began acquiring parcels in the 1960s; the estate now owns most of the vineyards on the hill and has bottled a single-vineyard wine from Foscarino for nearly thirty years. Garganega -- brought to the Soave Classico area by the Romans roughly 2,000 years ago -- is grown on old vines on basaltic, volcanic soil with southeast exposure. The wine ferments and ages in a mix of stainless steel, large botte and neutral barrique, six months on the lees with regular batonnage, followed by another six months in steel; aging potential is 10-15 years.

Pairing Recommendation

Vitello tonnato, fish risotto, sushi, baccala alla vicentina with polenta, fish soups, pumpkin or pea puree, risotto with hop shoots and Monte Veronese cheese, and vegetable couscous.