Fontanafredda
Fontanafredda Langhe Chardonnay Ampelio 2022
Other years:
2023| Denomination | Langhe DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Aging | The wine is aged in wood for about 6 months, during which time malolactic fermentation is completed. In the spring following the harvest, the two parts are blended and then bottled. |
| Other years | 2023 |
Description
We are used to never being over the top, but sometimes whimsical and eccentric wines are born: the Fuoriclasse. Ampelio is about the ability to humanise ampelography, bringing the vine to life. It stems from the desire to identify with this grape, the Chardonnay, discovering its total balance and harmony, in search of peace of mind in the glass.
Awards
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2022
90/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
Perfume
Taste
Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
03 - 05 years
- Start up year: 1878
- Oenologist: Giorgio Lavagna
- Bottles produced: 8.500.000
- Hectares: 100
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 Langhe Chardonnay Ampelio 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | White green still |
| Denomination | Langhe DOC |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Fontanafredda |
| Origin | Alba, Treiso, Serralunga d'Alba and Diano d'Alba |
| Climate | Exposure: East/west. Medium-high hillside vineyards. |
| Soil composition | Calcareous and arenaceous marl-rich soil. |
| Wine making | After crushing, the must is immediately separated from the skins and is refrigerated and undergoes static racking. The fermentation is then carried out using selected yeasts, 70% in stainless steel at a controlled temperature (20° C), and the remaining 30% in small new Allier oak barrels holding 225 litres. |
| Aging | The wine is aged in wood for about 6 months, during which time malolactic fermentation is completed. In the spring following the harvest, the two parts are blended and then bottled. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
