Fontanafredda
Fontanafredda Barbera d'Alba Superiore Papagena 2021
Other years:
2022| Denomination | Barbera d'Alba DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Barbera |
| Aging | In French oak (Allier) for about a year. In January of the following year it is bottled and starts a further period of aging in the cellar for about twelve months. |
| Other years | 2022 |
Awards
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2021
92/100
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.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- 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 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Papagena 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Barbera d'Alba DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Barbera |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Fontanafredda |
| Origin | Serralunga D'Alba (CN) |
| Climate | Vineyards located in hilly position (270-300 masl), facing west. |
| Soil composition | Medium-textured soil, traces of limestone. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 4,500 plants/ha |
| Harvest | End of September, beginning of October. |
| Fermentation temperature | 30-32 ºC |
| Wine making | The fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature (30-32 ° C). During this phase they perform frequent pumping to optimize the extraction of tannins and color. The maceration lasts about 10 days. |
| Aging | In French oak (Allier) for about a year. In January of the following year it is bottled and starts a further period of aging in the cellar for about twelve months. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
