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 Piémont 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 beer goulash, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or flights in the wind à la provençale.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fontanafredda's Barolo Chinato.
Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo
A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.
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 98 wines for sale in the of Barolo Chinato to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barolo Chinato
The wine region of Barolo Chinato is located in the region of Barolo of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cappellano or the Domaine Cordero di Montezemolo produce mainly wines sweet, red and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barolo Chinato are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barolo Chinato often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, cinnamon or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
The wine region of Piémont
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.
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The word of the wine: Cuvée (champagne)
Juice harvested during the first pressing. The term "cuvée" is also used to describe the final blend of wines of a given quality. Tête de cuvée : the first juice to come out during the first pressing.
