Winery Fontanafredda - Barbera d'Alba

Winery FontanafreddaBarbera d'Alba

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Barbera d'Alba of Winery Fontanafredda is a red wine from the region of Barbera d'Alba of Piedmont.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.

Taste structure of the Barbera d'Alba from the Winery Fontanafredda

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Barbera d'Alba of Winery Fontanafredda in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Barbera d'Alba of Winery Fontanafredda in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fontanafredda's Barbera d'Alba.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chelois

Interspecific cross between 5163 Seibel (2 Gaillard x 2510 Seibel) and 5593 Seibel (880 Seibel x 4202 Seibel) obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). The Chelois is related to the De Chaunac and the Chancellor. It has been propagated in Canada since 1946 and 1948 for the United States, in France it is no longer planted, therefore no longer present in the vineyard and almost disappearing.

Last vintages of this wine

Barbera d'Alba - 2018
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Barbera d'Alba - 2017
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Barbera d'Alba - 2016
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Barbera d'Alba - 2015
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Barbera d'Alba - 2014
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Barbera d'Alba - 2013
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Barbera d'Alba - 2012
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of Barbera d'Alba from Winery Fontanafredda are 2006, 2002, 2008, 1999 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Fontanafredda

The winery offers 128 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Fontanafredda.
It is in the top 55 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barbera d'Alba in the region of Piedmont
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The Winery Fontanafredda is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 145 wines for sale in the of Barbera d'Alba to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piedmont
In the top 30000 of of Italy wines
In the top 5500 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Barbera d'Alba

The wine region of Barbera d'Alba is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bospoeper or the Domaine Roberto Voerzio produce mainly wines red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barbera d'Alba are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barbera d'Alba often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oil, pomegranate or sage.


The wine region of Piedmont

Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.

The word of the wine: Fendant

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