Winery Fontanafredda - Hundred Sixty One

Winery FontanafreddaHundred Sixty One

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Hundred Sixty One of Winery Fontanafredda is a sparkling wine from the region of Alta Langa of Piémont.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fontanafredda's Hundred Sixty One.

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

Discover the grape variety: Pascal

Pascal blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Pascal blanc can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Hundred Sixty One - 2019
In the top 100 of of Alta Langa wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Hundred Sixty One - 2011
In the top 100 of of Alta Langa wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Hundred Sixty One from Winery Fontanafredda are 2019, 2011

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 Alta Langa in the region of Piémont
Find the Winery Fontanafredda on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Fontanafredda is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 135 wines for sale in the of Alta Langa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piémont
In the top 35000 of of Italy wines
In the top 6000 of of Alta Langa wines
In the top 15000 of sparkling wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alta Langa

The wine region of Alta Langa is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Enrico Serafino or the Domaine Contratto produce mainly wines sparkling and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alta Langa are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alta Langa often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, floral or straw and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, biscuits or pear.


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: Open

Said of a wine with a full and expressive nose, generally at its peak.

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