Winery RiofavaNebbiolo d'Alba
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Details and technical informations about Winery Riofava's Nebbiolo d'Alba.
Discover the grape variety: Frontenac
A cross between Landot 4511 and Vitis Riparia 89 (very resistant to cold) obtained in 1978 at the University of Minnesota (United States) and propagated from 1996. It can also be found in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, etc.), in Lithuania, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the white and grey Frontenac are derived from mutations of the black, encountered and isolated in 2003 for the grey and in September 2005 for the white. - Synonymy: MN 1047 (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!).
Informations about the Winery Riofava
The Winery Riofava is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Nebbiolo d'Alba to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Nebbiolo d'Alba
The wine region of Nebbiolo d'Alba is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hilberg-Pasquero or the Domaine Flavio Roddolo produce mainly wines red, sparkling and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Nebbiolo d'Alba are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Nebbiolo d'Alba often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cola or microbio and sometimes also flavors of earth, non oak or cedar.
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: Vegetative cycle
All the different phases of the vine's development: winter rest period, budburst, inflorescence, flowering, fruit set, veraison, ripening.
