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More than 130 years of growing wines… .

More than 130 years of growing wines…. IN THE NORT-WEST OF ITALY IN THE HEART OF PIEDMONT. Fontanafredda is located in the heart of Langhe , an area blessed for centuries with a vocation for the production of great wines, particularly rich, powerful reds.

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More than 130 years of growing wines… .

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  1. More than 130 years of growingwines….

  2. IN THE NORT-WEST OF ITALY IN THE HEART OF PIEDMONT Fontanafredda is located in the heart of Langhe, an area blessed for centuries with a vocation for the production of great wines, particularly rich, powerful reds. The viticulture is carried exclusively on hillsides. The vineyards have an average altitude between 200 and 400 metres. Mainly calcareous, the soil can differ within the space of just a few dozen metres: at times loose, with a sand content, at others firmer, with a higher proportion of silt, and above-all clay. The climate is typically continental, with wide seasonal variations in the temperatures, while the rainfall - concentrated over the spring and autumn months - is highly variable, which is what produces such extraordinarily different vintages. Website: WWW.FONTANAFREDDA.IT - E-mail: EXPORT@FONTANAFREDDA.IT

  3. FONTANAFREDDA AND ITS TERRITORY

  4. 1858 - THE HISTORY BEGINS The Fontanafredda estate was in the 19° century one of the hunting preserves of the first king of Italy VittorioEmanuele II He gave it to the children, Emanuele and Vittoria, that he had from his mistress Rosa Vercellana. Their firstborn son Count Emanuele Alberto diMirafiore and Fontanafredda, for his great passion for winemaking and agriculture matured the decision to turn the land into vineyards, thus founding the “MirafioriViniItaliani” in 1878. The fame and the notoriety of the winery grew rapidly and the Count Emanuele was recognized as one of the important promoters of Barolo in the world. His approach proved to be thoroughly modern, leading to the immediate implementation of innovative criteria, focused on producing wines of quality, in particular Barolo. In 1930 the property of the estate went to the Bank Monte deiPaschi di Siena, the oldest bank in the world, that kept it till 2008. Today Fontanafredda is owned by Oscar Farinetti.

  5. 2011: FONTANAFREDDA TODAY • Fontanafredda’s estate stretches out over more than122 hectares • The estate vineyards are located in the villages of Serralungad’Alba, Dianod’Alba and Barolo and also 20 hectares in the Monferrato area. • 90 hectares planted with the nebbiolo, barbera, dolcetto and moscatovarieties. • At each vintage, grapes are consigned to Fontanafredda by nearly 400 growersin the Langhe and Roero, whose loyalty to the company endures since generations.

  6. IN THE VINEYARDS • Fontanafredda crushes over 5,500 tons of grapes/year • About 85% of the grapes are from a network of around 400 selected vine growers in the Langhe and Roero area (the same area that you have already seen just now in the pictures) • About 15% of the grapes come from Fontanafredda estate. • Fontanafredda’s yearly Barolo production: 500.000 btl. • Fontanafredda is one the biggest Barolo producer (8% of the total production of Barolo) and Barberad’Alba producer (15% of the total). Barbera Dolcetto Nebbiolo Moscato

  7. The total capacity of the Fontanafredda cellars is about 10,2 million liters: 1,8 million liters in wood (Slavonian and French oak) 7,1 million liters in stainless steel vats 1,3 million liters in concrete tanks Ageing wines: about 6 million liters (average/year) IN THE CELLARS

  8. WINE TASTING Pradalupo - RoeroArneis DOCG 2010 PRODUCTION AREA MonteuRoero, Vezzad’Alba, Montàd’Alba GRAPE VARIETY Arneis AGEING In steel tanks for 4-5 months at low temperature

  9. WINE TASTING SoleroseLangheRosato DOC 2011 PRODUCTION AREA Langhe GRAPE VARIETIES 40% Barbera, 40% Freisa and 20% Nebbiolo AGEING In steel tanks, no oak

  10. WINE TASTING Briccotondo – Piemonte DOC Barbera 2011 PRODUCTION AREA Monferrato and Langhe area GRAPE VARIETY Barbera AGEING Part in new oak from Allier barrels and the remaining part in large Slavonian oak casks. It stays in wood for 5 months.

  11. WINE TASTING Langhe DOC Nebbiolo 2009 PRODUCTION AREA Piedmont GRAPE VARIETY Nebbiolo AGEING At first, the wine is aged in wood for 8 months and then in the bottle for 2-3 months.

  12. WINE TASTING Barolo DOCG 2007 PRODUCTION AREA Vineyards located in the Barolo area GRAPE VARIETY Nebbiolo AGEING At least two years in large casks made of oak from Slavonian and mid-France, followed by an ageing in bottle no less then 12 months.

  13. WINE TASTING Asti MillesimatoDOCG 2010 PRODUCTION AREA Calossod’Asti, Santo Stefano Belbo, Treiso, Serralungad’Alba GRAPE VARIETY White Moscato AGEING It is vinified with the CharmatMethode, in pressured tanks at a low temperature. It is a young wine, ready for consumption just a few days after bottling.

  14. AWARDS

  15. Grazie mille – tusentakk!

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