2008 Soave Classico, Stefano Inama

Price: £16.50 (including VAT)

One of the top three producers making Soave; This was the Soave that completely changed my perception of the wine. The vineyards are located on the hills of Foscarino notable for their basaltic lava soils that confer rich mineral flavours to the wine. The grapes are harvested by hand and selected according to ripeness. Skin contact with the grape must ensures greater colour and extract of flavour and allowing a malolactic fermentation gives a rounder, more buttery texture in the mouth.

Elegant nose of meadow flowers; camomile, elderflower and iris, this Soave is very attractive on the palate with a back taste of sweet almond and even a hint of lychee. The finish is powerfully mineral with recurrent stabs of crystalline fruit.