Fontanafredda
Fontanafredda Asti
| Denomination | Asti DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 7.0% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Moscato Bianco/Moscato Reale |
| Aging | This is a wine for drinking when it is young in order to appreciate its extraordinary freshness; it is ready for consumption just a few days after bottling on account of the special techniques used in its production. |
Description
The unique Asti Fontanafredda is an aromatic sparkling wine with an unmistakeable personality that turns every occasion into a celebration: the ideal companion for a thousand moments of fun and joy. The fragrance of its aroma, which is typical of the grape-variety, fills this wine with an inviting, sweet nose of musk, sage and honey, and of the flowers of linden, acacia, hawthorn and orange trees, arousing engaging sensations lengthened by a lingering cheery flavour.
Awards
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90/100
Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.
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89/100
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.
Color
Taste
Serve at:
06 - 08 °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 Asti |
|---|---|
| Type | White green naturally sweet dessert wine aromatic |
| Denomination | Asti DOCG |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 7.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Moscato Bianco/Moscato Reale |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Fontanafredda |
| Origin | Calosso d’Asti, S. Stefano Belbo, Treiso, Serralunga d’Alba e Alba |
| Soil composition | Marly and calcareous clay. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 4500 |
| Harvest | First ten-days of Septermber. |
| Wine making | The best-known and most popular sweet Italian D.O.C.G. sparkling wine is made by softly pressing the whole grapes, and then fining and filtering the must before it is fermented in pressure tanks (Charmat method) at a low temperature. |
| Aging | This is a wine for drinking when it is young in order to appreciate its extraordinary freshness; it is ready for consumption just a few days after bottling on account of the special techniques used in its production. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
