2005 Barolo DOCG, Fontanafredda
(6x75cl)
| Product Code: | 24096105 |
| Description: | 2005 Barolo DOCG, Fontanafredda |
| Case Size: | 6x75cl |
| Producer: | Fontanafredda |
| Region: | Piemonte |
| Country: | Italy |
| Alc. By Vol.: | 13.5 |
Grape Varieties
| 100% | Nebbiolo |
Ageing Potential:
At its best 4-6 years after the harvest, but this can vary considerably depending on the vintage.
Food Matching Note:
Ideal with rich red meats and with medium ormature cheeses it is perfect as an after dinner wine.
Tasting Note:
Classic dark 'tar' and perfumed 'roses' on the nose, light in colour but with great power, concentration and well balanced ripe tannins. This is a wine to match with rich foods and game dishes.
Grape:
Made from the powerful grape of Piedmont - Nebbiolo.
Location:
Made in the Barolo area in Piedmont, South of Turin, North West Italy.
Flavour:
Powerful, concentrated, with classic liquorice, red fruit and perfumed roses.
USP:
Known by admiriers as the "King of Wines", Barolo is the top expression of the Nebbiolo grape.
Combined:
This Barolo, the "King of Wines", is made from Nebbiolo in Piedmont; it's powerful, concentrated, with classic liquorice, red fruit and perfumed roses.
Vinification Note:
Growing locations: Eleven villages south of Alba.
Vineyard features: Located mid- and high-hillside (300-400 m a.s.l) with various exposures (except for the north), they are planted on soil of Miocene-Helvetian and Tortonian origin, which is characteristically packed with limestone and marl.
Wine-making process: the fermentation is traditional, carried out for an average of 8-10 days in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature (30-31°C) with a floating cap and frequent pumping over of the must. The must is then left on the skins for several days to optimise the extraction of the polyphenolic substances and to help the malolactic fermentation get underway.
Ageing: at least two years in large casks made of oak (from Slovenia and mid-France), followed by no less then twelve months in the bottle.