Tasting Notes: Fontanafredda Gavi has a straw-yellow color with greenish highlights. Its nose is intense and floral with notes of vanilla, lemon and apples. On the palate, full-bodied and dry with flavors of stone fruit and apple.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Fontanafredda Langhe Rosato Solerose is a blend of Barbera, Dolcetto and Nebbiolo made into a robust rosato from stalwart Barolo producer Fontanafredda. It opens with splendid notes of raspberry, blueberry... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Fontanafredda Moscato Briccotondo is a classic. Light and floral with peach skin on the nose and a delicate hint of mint on the finish. Works well with panna cotta.
Estate History: Among the splendid rolling... Read More
Estate History: Among the splendid rolling hills of the Langhe, in the heart of Piedmont, stands the beautiful Fontanafredda estate, which once belonged to King Vittorio Emanuele II who n turn gave it to Rosa Vercellana, a commoner... Read More
Tasting Notes: Aromas recall tart black cherries, leather, fresh-cut vanilla bean and oak on the Fontodi Chianti Classico. The palate is so well-crafted with a silky ball of tannins surrounded by layers of blue and red fruit and... Read More
Tasting Notes: Aromas recall tart black cherries, leather, fresh-cut vanilla bean and oak on the Fontodi Chianti Classico. The palate is so well-crafted with a silky ball of tannins surrounded by layers of blue and red fruit and... Read More
Tasting Notes: Succulent cherries and berries, piquant minerals and herbs, and kisses of loam and pressed wildflowers jump from a glass of Fontodi Filetta. Bright acidity propels this intense wine, yet its fine-grained tannins... Read More
Tasting Notes: A beguiling, truly stunning wine, the Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is at the top of its class. A wine of pure power and class, loaded with dark notes of cassis, leather, dried herbs, wood... Read More
Tasting Notes: A beguiling, truly stunning wine, the Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is at the top of its class. A wine of pure power and class, loaded with dark notes of cassis, leather, dried herbs, wood... Read More
Estate History: Fontodi has belonged to the Manetti family since 1968. The family has been associated for centuries with another activity typical of the Chianti region, the production of its famous “terrecotte” tiles.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Fontodi Meriggio boasts aromas of tropical fruit, curshed tomato vine and gooseberry. Savory, linear and tangy, delivering juicy flavors of pineapple, grapefruit, cantaloupe and thyme. The palate is framed by... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Passopisciaro Passobianco is a lively Chardonnay from Sicily with a rustic nose of dusty lemon rinds, chalky minerality and scorched earth. On the palate you can taste the salinity of the wind, stone fruit and... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Pinot Nero, which for Franz Haas is “the white among the reds”, depending on the vintage appears with a changing color scheme, which can vary from light ruby red to intense ruby red. The bouquet... Read More
