Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
Inama created the wine as a more immediate expression of the Carmenere vineyards around Oratorio di San Lorenzo in the Colli Berici.
Inama · Colli Berici, Veneto
Carminium
Carmenere · dark fruit · herbs · spice · velvet tannin · limestone
Carminium is one of the best reasons to think of Carmenere as an Italian grape story as well as a Chilean one.
Country
Italy
Region
Colli Berici, Veneto
Appellation
Colli Berici DOC Carmenere
Grapes
Carmenere
Style
Red
Realistic spend
£28–£35
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
birthdayanniversarydinner partygifttasting night
An Italian Carmenere discovery for anniversaries, gifts and food-led dinners.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
The 2021 is 100% Carmenere from iron-rich clay over limestone. The established method includes stainless-steel fermentation followed by around 12 months in barriques.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Dark fruit, aromatic herbs and spice lead into soft, velvety tannins and a savoury, balanced finish.
Body4/5
Acidity3/5
Tannin3/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence3/5
Freshness3/5
Aroma4/5
Serve it well
Serve around 16–18°C.
If this wine were human…
The polished traditionalist
If Carminium were human, it would be immaculate manners, firm opinions and an excellent memory for details.
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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Immaculate manners, firm opinions and an excellent memory for details. You appreciate tradition, but only when it has earned the right to stay.
At dinner, you know when the table needs another bottle and when it needs coffee instead. Secretly, you enjoy being underestimated until the second half of the evening.
In short: immaculate manners, firm opinions and an excellent memory for details. carmenere energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
There are 365 more wines where this came from.
Research sources
This profile is researched against producer or similarly authoritative material. Vintage-specific details are kept separate from the permanent wine identity.