Fontanafredda
Alta Langa Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2021
| Denomination | DOCG Alta Langa |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Aging | After a period of about 30/36 months it is ready for disgorgement. |
Description
Extra Brut Classic Method sparkling wine from Alta Langa, Piedmont, 12.5% ABV, produced by Fontanafredda. 100% Chardonnay, 2021 vintage. A Blanc de Blancs that expresses the excellence of the Piedmont terroir, with a fine and persistent perlage. The grapes are harvested around the first ten days of September and brought to the winery in small perforated crates of 20 kg each. The grapes are gently and delicately pressed within hours of harvest using a press, and the resulting must is left to settle for 12-24 hours at 8-10°C (46-50°F). After sufficient time for proper clarification, the must is racked and brought to approximately 16°C (60°F) to facilitate the start of alcoholic fermentation, which lasts approximately a month. The intense aromas are reminiscent of dried fruit, bread crust, and honey. The flavor is fresh, fragrant, and creamy.
Tasting notes
Perlage
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
06 - 08 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
- Start up year: 1878
- Oenologist: Giorgio Lavagna
- Bottles produced: 7.000.000
- Hectares: 120
Like all beautiful things, Fontanafredda originates from a love story between the first King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II, and Rosa Vercellana.
Producers of Barolo and sumptuous wines of the Langhe, it was the scene of many firsts: they were the first Barolo to go overseas, the first to produce the first Classic Method in 1959, which was to be the forerunner of Alta Langa.
The founding principle of the winery is the concept of community.
Since 2018, Fontanafredda has been cultivating 120 organically certified hectares that are the setting for Italy's first Storytelling Village ('Villaggio Narrante'), which is still home to 12 families of workers who make the village an authentic village, alive and productive.
Fontanafredda is also hospitality, a meeting place where everyone is welcome thanks to its 4-star hospitality.
Today, the company preserves intact the testimonies of its noble past - the hunting lodge, the village, the extensive cellars, the vineyards - but continues to renew itself and experiment, perfecting what nature and history have handed down. For this reason, in the Langhe, where vines and wine bind generations to each other and shape the landscape, Fontanafredda is an essential reference point. The expression of a wine culture that comes from the earth, from the vineyard, and is refined through the work and creativity of people.
In 2021, the Alta Langa DOCG Contessa Rosa Rosé 2014 was named 'Best Sparkling Wine in the World' according to Tastingbook 2021.
In 2022 the BAROLO SERRALUNGA 2018 entered the TOP100 of WINE SPECTATOR in 78th place. Read more
| Name | Fontanafredda Alta Langa Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | White green classic method sparkling wine extra brut |
| Denomination | Alta Langa DOCG |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Fontanafredda |
| Origin | Castino |
| Climate | Altitude: 600 m. a.s.l. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 4500 |
| Harvest | The grapes are harvested around the first ten days of September and delivered to the winery in small perforated crates of 20 kg each. |
| Wine making | The grapes are pressed a few hours after harvesting in a very soft and delicate manner through a press and the must obtained is left to decant for 12/24 hours at 8/10 degrees centigrade. After the time necessary for good clarification, the must is decanted and brought to a temperature of around 16 degrees to facilitate the start of alcoholic fermentation, which lasts about a month. Once fermentation is complete, the must is left to rest for a few days, after which it is racked off and placed in steel containers until the following spring when it is prepared for the second fermentation, which takes place in the bottle where our Blanc de Blancs undergoes that transformation mainly thanks to the yeasts and acquires that perlage, that creaminess, that complexity and that fragrance that distinguishes it. |
| Aging | After a period of about 30/36 months it is ready for disgorgement. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |