Winery FontanafreddaBarolo Chinato
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Nebbiolo.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barolo Chinato of Winery Fontanafredda in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, cinnamon or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Barolo Chinato
Pairings that work perfectly with Barolo Chinato
Original food and wine pairings with Barolo Chinato
The Barolo Chinato of Winery Fontanafredda matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, sauté of lamb or blanquette of veal in pickle sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fontanafredda's Barolo Chinato.
Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo
Austere, noble reds, pale in colour and quick to turn garnet, with powerful tannins and high acidity, showing aromas of sour cherry, faded rose, tar, white truffle, leather and balsamic notes with age. Outstanding ageing potential. Absolute star of Piedmont with Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG, also in Roero, Gattinara, Ghemme and Valtellina (Chiavennasca). A late-ripening Italian variety among the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barolo Chinato from Winery Fontanafredda are 2016, 2015, 2010
Informations about the Winery Fontanafredda
The Winery Fontanafredda is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 145 wines for sale in the of Barolo Chinato to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barolo Chinato
Piedmontese DOCG aromatised wine (Barolo base 100% Nebbiolo, South American cinchona quinine, gentian, rhubarb, cinnamon, coriander, orange zest, clove): Nebbiolo is the signature fortified red — penetrating and ethereal with ripe fruit (blackberry, plum, strawberry), sweet spice, dry herbs, tobacco, tar, rose, dark chocolate and liquorice, distinctive bitterness from cinchona balanced by sweet botanicals, dry persistent finish, a meditation wine.
The wine region of Piedmont
Kingdom of Nebbiolo: Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG, long-ageing reds with firm tannins and lively acidity, complex aromas of withered rose, sour cherry, tar, truffle and undergrowth. More accessible, tangy Barbera on red fruit, supple, crisp Dolcetto. Sweet, floral sparkling Moscato d'Asti, mineral, lemony Gavi (Cortese) white, round, almondy Arneis from Roero. 50,000 ha across the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, UNESCO.
The word of the wine: Clone
A vine propagated from a single specimen (by cuttings or grafting), as opposed to mass selection, which starts from a family of vines.
