APPELLATION
Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG, Italy
VARIETAL COMPOSITION
100% Cortese
TERROIR & VINTAGE NOTES
The 250-acre Fontanafredda property in Serralunga d’Alba, a cru
site of Barolo, is the single largest contiguous wine estate in the
Langhe and includes 247 acres of vineyards, 30 acres of woodland
and 10 acres on which the cellars and village buildings lie. Owned
vineyards are in the municipalities of Serralunga d’Alba, Diano
d’Alba, Barolo, Dogliani, Farigliano, Alba, Rodello, and Murinsengo,
at altitudes between 200 - 400m.
Grapes are sourced from sandy-soiled vineyards with a high content
of arenaceous marl, planted at 200-300 asl. Vineyards are SouthEast and South-West facing, and plantes at 4,400 vines per ha.
WINEMAKING & AGEING
Grapes undergo soft pressing and the clear must begins fermentation
at a low temperature of 64° F. 85% is fermented in stainless steel, the
rest in barriques.
The wine is aged in stainless steel for 2-3 months, then cold stabilized
and bottled.
