Fontanafredda
Serralunga d'Alba Barolo Nebbiolo
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Sweeter version of Barolo, with structure and acidity not apparent on soft opening but kicks in mid sip and drags out flavors through the long finish. Cherries, tobacco leaf.
Sweeter version of Barolo, with structure and acidity not apparent on soft opening but kicks in mid sip and drags out flavors through the long finish. Cherries, tobacco leaf.
Sep 30th, 2019
Very sweet on the palette with high tannins so leaves a very very dry finish.
Very sweet on the palette with high tannins so leaves a very very dry finish.
Sep 18th, 2013
Well now I can say I honestly understand what people mean when they describe Barolo as tasting like tar and roses. What an interesting flavor profile.
Well now I can say I honestly understand what people mean when they describe Barolo as tasting like tar and roses. What an interesting flavor profile.
Dec 6th, 20192005 vintage, 500 ml bottle. Forward style of Barolo if not quite international or modern. Nose of tar, spice, leather and some earth. The palate has vanilla (has probably mellowed with age), dark fruits, and mellowed tannins. Good acidity to cut through the fat of the large cut prime rib at Metropolitan Grill in Seattle. Not enough earth to really play with the cedar plank wild mushrooms. I've had older Fontannafreddas and they seemed much more modern in style. The waiter noted that around the mid-2000s they began to change. Would be interested to see if this continued.
2005 vintage, 500 ml bottle. Forward style of Barolo if not quite international or modern. Nose of tar, spice, leather and some earth. The palate has vanilla (has probably mellowed with age), dark fruits, and mellowed tannins. Good acidity to cut through the fat of the large cut prime rib at Metropolitan Grill in Seattle. Not enough earth to really play with the cedar plank wild mushrooms. I've had older Fontannafreddas and they seemed much more modern in style. The waiter noted that around the mid-2000s they began to change. Would be interested to see if this continued.
Aug 31st, 2016
Leather and coffee notes. Was closed when opened. Some rose pedals although almost gone. Good stuff but not awesome. Unusual 1 Liter bottle. I love Nebbiolo this one was to easy and too predicable in its taste profile but I would not hold it against it. 2005 was an OK vintage.
Leather and coffee notes. Was closed when opened. Some rose pedals although almost gone. Good stuff but not awesome. Unusual 1 Liter bottle. I love Nebbiolo this one was to easy and too predicable in its taste profile but I would not hold it against it. 2005 was an OK vintage.
Sep 24th, 2015
Deep rich neppiolo with the plums n' cherry but surprisingly much tannins for the age. Could mature many more years, surely.
Deep rich neppiolo with the plums n' cherry but surprisingly much tannins for the age. Could mature many more years, surely.
Sep 20th, 2015
Tart red cherries, dried herbs, very savory. Tight and gritty tannins for 05' - fun times for sure
Tart red cherries, dried herbs, very savory. Tight and gritty tannins for 05' - fun times for sure
Dec 14th, 2014