Company Name:Fontanafredda srl

Vintage2004 

Format750 ml

ColorRed 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionItaly, Piemonte

Type of VineNebbiolo

AppellationBarbaresco

ClassificationD.O.C.G. 

Alcohol Percentage13.5 %

Reference Price13.5 EUR

Sugar Rate0-5 g/l 

Special PackagingGift 

Rating(s)

Wine Spectator:
(0-100)91

General

Tasting Notes:ruby-red with garnet highlights; on the nose ripe plums, bilberries and violets merge harmoniously with hints of liquorice, cinnamon and tobacco. Well-structured tannins and intense fruit fill the mouth with a closely-packed, full flavour.

Packing and Packaging

Empty Bottle Weight:0.9kg

Case Weight:9,6kg

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:nebbiolo

Soil:these are medium slopes (200-300 m asl), mainly facing south/southwest, planted on calcareous marl-rich soil of Miocene-Helvetian origin.

Growing Climate / Vintage Conditions:temperate

Date of Harvest:september/october

Type of Harvest:handmade

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:as soon as the grapes reach the winery, they are de-stemmed and crushed, and the fermentation is carried out by using selected yeasts at a temperature of 30-32°C. The must is pumped over the skins regularly to optimize the extraction of colour and tannins. The maceration lasts 10-12 days, and the malolactic fermentation takes place before the end of the winter.

Length:the wine begins to mature in the January following the vintage, in 2.000 and 3.000 litre barrels made of oak from Allier. After around a year in wood, the wine spends a short time in stainless steel before completing its ageing process in the bottle.

Malolactic:yes