Inama Veneto Rosso Carmenere Piu IGT 2020
- 91
- $46
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Predominantly Carmenere and a touch of Merlot from the province of Vicenza in Veneto, this wine opens with blackberry, black cherry and kalamata olives. Woody herbs of rosemary, thyme and bay leaf with sandalwood, mace and boot polish. There are coffee grinds and rolling tobacco pouches. Acidity is astute and fruit awakes in red cherries and strawberries as well. Oak is well integrated on the palate and the wine is nicely balanced. This is a black and red fruited example of Carmenere and nicely poised for drinking alongside spicy salamis and charcuterie.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
