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...Like all good things, Fontanafredda is the product of a love story, between the first King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II, and Rosa Vercellana.
Since 1878 Fontanafredda Estate & Winery, located in the heart of Piedmont’s Langhe region, has been a benchmark for Barolo and Barbera wines that deftly balance deep aromas and concentration of fruit with elegance. Among the prized vineyard sites belonging to Fontanafredda are those in the commune...
The vineyards of Fontanafredda lie on mostly evenly-contoured, rounded hillsides at altitudes between 200 and 400 metres, in the municipal areas of Serralunga d’Alba, Diano d’Alba, Barolo and Murisengo: in all, 85 hectares, planted mostly with the traditional Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Moscato grape varieties.
The composition of the mainly calcareous soil can change within the space of a few dozen meters, sometimes looser, containing a...
At Fontanafredda, beneath high brick vaulted ceilings, the oak casks and steel vats housed in the majestic nineteenth-century cellars accommodate the noble red wines for their ageing, while newer buildings are equipped with all the technology that is essential today to bring out the best in the characteristics of the white and sparkling wines.
This skilful procedure prioritises the safeguarding of values such as identity and origin and allo...
Fontanafredda is open to visitors every day of the year, offering a wide variety of opportunities, in a magical atmosphere which is a blend of memory and reality, man and nature, land and vine, where, more than ever before, the working rhythm is marked by the changing of the seasons. About 20 families of cellarmen, vine dressers and office staff live in our village, all employees of the Estate who are part of the village’s daily life, just lik...
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