Azienda Agricola Cantrina Via Colombera, 7

Cantrina - 25081 Bedizzole Bs – Italy Tel/Fax +39 030 6871052

info@cantrina.it – www.cantrina.it

„exercise de style“

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History

Cantrina is a tiny country hamlet in the Valtènesi. It lies deep in the western hinterland of Lake Garda, in the commune of Bedizzole, on the moranic hills formed many thousand of years ago by the glaciers that gave the Garda area its present contours.

“When, at the beginning of the 1990s, I created the estate that I run today together with Diego Lavo, I decided to give it the name of our little village, Cantrina. The Estate is small and completely family-run. In all we cultivate just under 6 hectares of land, split up between two different sites. We have planted 33,000 vines, initially concentrating mainly on international varieties, although we are now “rediscovering” some local vines as well. Following out first (somewhat experimental) bottles in the 1990s, the wines began to take on a distinctive style with the 2,000 vintage.

Our goal is to express in our wines the unique characteristics that our small plots of land confer on the various types of grapes that we grow. We like to interpret our work in the vineyard and in the winery as an open-minded “exercise de style”, that is to say free from preconceived ideas or conditioning of any sort, but with maximum respect for the singular characteristic the nature bestows on the fruits of our vines.

Our wines convey the character of their terroir and of the people who make them, based on these elements and on my past experience in the sphere of the arts, I have sought to give our wines a very creative-and consequently unique-imprint.

The dominant factor in our wines is our splendid territory, with its extremely varied soils in which the glaciers and the river have left an obvious trace of their movements over the course of thousands of years. We have soils of medium texture and with a high clay content, which yield wines of considerable structure but also notable freshness, two characteristics that guarantee the remarkable longevity of our products”.

Cristina Inganni

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Groppello 2012

Garda Classico D.O.C. Groppello

GRAPE VARIETIES: Groppello. DESCRIPTION: A bright and lively red. A complex nose with hints of wild red berry fruits and cherries, and some spiciness. On the palate it is fresh, fruity, tangy and long. SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Freshwater fish, fresh salami and other cold cuts, pasta or rice dishes and grilled meats. ORIGIN: From hillside vineyards specially selected by Cantrina in the best zones for growing Groppello in the Valtènesi. HARVEST: The last ten days of September. VINIFICATION: Cold maceration for a week followed by low-temperature fermentation for around eight days. Maturation for six months in stainless steel tanks. ANALYTICAL DATA: Alcohol 12.50% vol., Total Acidity 5.80g/l , pH 3.60, Dry Extract 27.00 g/l, Residual Sugar 3 g/l.

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Rosanoire 2012

ROSATO pinot nero 100% GRAPE VARIETIES: Pinot Nero DESCRIPTION: A fresh and intense perfume of fruit and flowers. Very fine and richly flavoured. SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Excellent both as an aperitif or drunk with a meal. YIELD PER HECTARE: 60 hl HARVEST: Picked by hand in the last ten days of August VINIFICATION: Maceration on the skins for 10-20 hours of the whole berries followed by pressing. Fermentation and the few months’ maturation take place entirely in stainless steel. ANALYTICAL DATA: Alcohol 13.00 %, Total Ac. 6.00 g/l, Ph 3.25, Dry extract 23.00 g/l, Residual sugar 4.00g/l.

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Riné 2012

IGT benaco bresciano bianco

GRAPE VARIETIES: Riesling, Chardonnay, Incrocio Manzoni. DESCRIPTION: Bright straw-yellow colour with greenesh reflections. Scents of white flowers, ripe apples and pears, with vanilla-like and mineral tones. Fresh, intense and persistent on the palate. SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Even quite rich pasta or rice dishes, white meats with stuffing and roasted or grilled medium-fatty fish. ORIGIN: From two vineyards owned by Cantrina, partly facing south and partly east (195 m above sea level) for a total of 1.5 hectares: partly planted in 1991 with a density of 5,000 vines per hectar and partly in 1998 (6.500 vines/ha); guyot training. Medium -deep, sub-alkaline soils. YIELD PER HECTARE: 40 hl HARVEST: In several stages, from the first ten days of September to mid-October. VINIFICATION: The Riesling and Incrocio Manzoni are fermented and matured in stainless steel vats for 6 months. The Chardonnay is fermented in French oak barriques for about 5 months. Then the wines are aged in bottle for about one year. ANALYTICAL DATA: Alcohol 13%, Total Ac. 5.85, Ph 3.20, Residual sugar 4.00g/l. BOTTLING: June 2013 TOTAL PRODUCTION: 7,000 bottles

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Zerdì 2010

IGT benaco bresciano rosso

GRAPE VARIETIES: Rebo. DESCRIPTION: A deep red ruby color. Scents of ripe red fruits, with hints of spices. SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Cold cuts, white meats, roasts and mature cheeses. ORIGIN: 2 hectars, south facing, in the new vineyard planted in 1998, guyot training, with a density of 6,500 vines per hectare. Medium-deep, sub-alkaline soils, consisting mainly of red clay. YIELD PER HECTARE: 60 hl. HARVEST: Mid October (a slightly late harvest for the variety) . VINIFICATION: Maceration and fermentation for 8 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. Malolactic fermentation in Allier barriques (2nd and 3rd usage) in which the wine matures for around 10 months. The wine then spends a period in stainslees steel and in bottle prior to release. ANALYTICAL DATA: Alcohol 14.00%, Total Ac. 5.9 g/l, Dry Extract 28.00 g/l, Residual Sugar 4.0 g/l BOTTLING: March 2013 TOTAL PRODUCTION: 3,000

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Nepomuceno 2008

NEPOMUCENO exercise n° 8 IGT benaco bresciano rosso

GRAPE VARIETIES: Merlot, Rebo, Marzemino. DESCRIPTION: Deep opaque ruby red with purplish highlights. A complex nose reminiscent of wild red berries, herbs and spices. On the palate it displays the powerful character of a ripe Merlot, echoing the sensations of the nose along with mouth-filling softness. SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Stewed and braised meats, game and mature cheeses. ORIGIN: 1,35 ha south facing (at an altitude 195 m above sea level) in the new vineyard planted in 1998, guyot training. Medium-deep, sub-alkaline soils, consisting mainly of red clay. YIELD PER HECTARE: 50 hl HARVEST: Picked by hand between mid-September and mid-October. VINIFICATION: Macerations and fermentation for 12-15 days in stainless steel vats with daily punching down of the cap and “dèlestages”, constant control of the temperatures. Malolactic fermentation and maturation in barriques and tonneaux for around 24 months. Then the wine undergoes bottle-ageing prior to release. ANALYTICAL DATA: Alcohol 15%, Total Ac. 5.40 g/l, Ph 3.60 Dry Extract 34.00 g/l, residual sugar 3.00 g/l. BOTTLING: January 2013 TOTAL PRODUCTION: 5,000

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Sole di Dario 2007

Dessert wine – sweet Vino da Tavola 2007

GRAPE VARIETIES: Sauvignon, Semillon, Riesling DESCRIPTION: A golden yellow colour with amber highlights. Intense and persistent scent that are reminiscent of apricots, jam, honey and nuts. The flavour confirms the sensations perceived on the nose, and herb-like hints give added complexity. SERVING SUGGESTION: Rich dark chocolate, nuts, dry pastries in general and excellent with blue or strongly flavoured cheeses. ORIGIN: 0.30 ha facing east (at an altitude of 190 m above sea level) in the small vineyard next to the country house in the hamlet of Cantrina near Bedizzole. Planted in 1991 with a density of 5,000 vines per hectare, with guyot trained vines. Medium deep, sub-alkaline Red, sub-alkaline soils, consisting mainly of red clay. YIELD PER HECTARE: 16.50 hl GRAPE HARVEST: September. VINIFICATION: After a careful selection of the bunches, the grapes were dried for about 3 months in crates before being pressed in a pneumatic press. The must was left to clarify and then fermented in 100% new French oak barriques, where it remained for a total of 24 months. ANALYTICAL DATA: Alcohol 11%, Residual Sugar 190 g/l, Acidity 7.20 g/l . BOTTLING: March 2010 TOTAL PRODUCTION: 2,500 bottles from 375 cl.

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Eretico 2007

ERETICO Red, sweet; 2007 GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Pinot Nero. DESCRIPTION: Ruby red colour. SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Medium-hard mature cheeses, chocolate desserts and chocolate. ORIGIN: A south-facing vineyard with guyot training in the hamlet of Cantrina. YIELD PER HECTARE: 16 hl HARVEST: Mid-August. VINIFICATION: After extremely careful selection, the grapes are placed in small crates and dried for around 40 days. The stalks are removed from the bunches and fermentation begins spontaneously, on the skins for the first 8 days or so. The skins are removed; fermentation continues and is completed in barriques, where the wine remains for a year. ANALYTICAL DATA: Alcohol 13.50 % vol.; Total Acidity 6.5; pH 3.4; Residual Sugar 85 g/l. TOTAL PRODUCTION: 1,000

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Libero Esercizio di Stile

LIBERO ESERCIZIO DI STILE Libero Esercizio di Stile has always been the best description for Cantrina’s entire philosophy of production: ”Open-minded” because I like to be creative; “exercise” because I think of my wines as exercises of the intellect; and “style” because each one of us has his or her own.

As from this year, Libero Esercizio di Stile is also the label for a wine based on absolute creativity. Only in certain years, when a small parcel of wine – resulting from our special research – has those “experimental” characteristics that make it border on a divertissement, will that product be given the L.E.S. moniker. The style of the bottle will always be the same, but the wine designated as L.E.S. each year may well be different. The back label will of course, though, display all the statutory information regarding the wine in the bottle.

LIBERO ESERCIZIO DI STILE 2007 chardonnay 100% (chardonnay “OLD STYLE” , ripe grapes, the wine aged in wood for a year ) LIBERO ESERCIZIO DI STILE 2010 petit verdot 100% ( rosè wine,aged in barriques about a year LIBERO ESERCIZIO DI STILE 2010 It’s a Rosè wine obtained from the vinification 100% Pinot Noir grapes.

We made the first vinification in 2009, it was a successful experiment. We decided to keep on producing it, the 2010 has been a very good vintage for this wine, at the moment fruit and freshness are the main characteristics. The must was in contact with the skins for about 9 hours, followed by careful vinification and maturation in stainless steel. In our opinion it is a wine that has good potential for development: we’d like to see what it’s like in a year’s time… after all, we’re talking about a rosé made from a well-structured grape like Pinot Noir.

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La grappa del poeta

The Grappa del Poeta is another new product: Pilzer has distilled the pomace from the 2008 Nepomuceno for Cantrina . My dear friend gave me an idea for the label: a tribute to the poet Gabriele d’Annunzio, one of the iconic figures from our area. The poem was written by Eugenio Farina and is really moving.

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Azienda Agricola Cantrina Via Colombera, 7

Cantrina - 25081 Bedizzole Bs – Italy Tel/Fax +39 030 6871052

info@cantrina.it – www.cantrina.it