Fontanafredda
Fontanafredda Derthona Timorasso 2023
| Denomination | Colli Tortonesi DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Timorasso |
| Aging | In stainless steel tanks for 10 months at low temperature, keeping it on the fine lees to increase the volume and the aromatic complexity, and then bottled. |
Description
Soft horizontal stripes, historic and distinctive features that identify Fontanafredda’s origin and savoir-faire. An ancient grape variety, historically indigenous to the Tortona hills, Timorasso, now brought back to life by taking the name of Derthona. Great minerality eith a floral charm of great elegance and power
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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 Derthona Timorasso 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | White green still |
| Denomination | Colli Tortonesi DOC |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Timorasso |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Fontanafredda |
| Origin | Tortona Hill |
| Climate | Altitude: 250 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-West. |
| Soil composition | Ground limy limestone. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 4500 |
| Harvest | End of September. The grapes, rigorously harvested by hand, are delivered to the cellar in 20-kilo boxes. |
| Wine making | Immediately de-stemmed and pressed, it is cold macerated for 12 hours at a temperature of 8 °C. At the end of the maceration, the grapes are softly squeezed and the must, after a rest in the tank for about 24 hours, is decanted in order to separate the coarser deposits. Finally, alcoholic fermentation takes place inside steel vats and lasts for about 30 days at temperatures between 15 - 17°C. |
| Aging | In stainless steel tanks for 10 months at low temperature, keeping it on the fine lees to increase the volume and the aromatic complexity, and then bottled. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
