GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Fontanafredda
Region: Piemonte, Italy
Appellation: DOCG Barolo
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2016
Date of Tasting: January 2023
Type of viticulture: Organic since 2018 (2016 was in conversion)
Grapes used: 100% Nebbiolo
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from the 2016 harvest
Winemaking details: Hand-harvested
Aging: 36 months under oak
Sugar level: 1.4g/liter (very low)
Sulphites: Contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Garnet with orange hue
- Intensity = Medium+
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Violet, Vanilla, Cloves, Leather, Cherry, Black pepper
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = High (soft and velvety)
- Alcohol = 14.5%
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = ¨Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Tar, Violet, Vanilla, Cloves, Leather, Cherry, Black pepper,
- Other = Refreshing acidity
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Outstanding
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 15-20 years
- Will gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 70 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = in line with the price
- Comparison with same price competition = above average
- Suitability for Diabetics = Suitable
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Ribs, Osso Buco, Veal, Plates with Mushrooms and Truffles, Truffle sauce, some aged cheeses (Parmeggiano Reggiano, Castelmagno, Gorgonzola and other high quality blue cheeses)
- Comments = Powerful but elegant, this beautifully made Nebbiolo has still a lot of aging potential. It is a typical example of what a very good Barolo should be
- Final Grade = A
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
