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2015 Barolo, Cascina Fontana, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Ready - youthful
Product: 20151144637
2015 Barolo, Cascina Fontana, Piedmont, Italy

Description

A blend of 70% from Castiglione Falletto (from the crus Villero and Mariondino) and 30% La Morra (from cru Giachini, a fine site just under Rocche dell’Annunziata, inherited by Mario’s wife Luisa in 2008). The wine spends two years in large botte and a final year in concrete vats. The ineffable, discreet style of Mario’s wines is encapsulated by this Barolo. No one character dominates; instead there is a perfume of swirling scents that range through savoury, floral, mineral and marine, all underpinned by a delicacy that is persistent and graceful. Drink 2022-2035.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Cascina Fontana

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
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Cascina Fontana

Sixth-generation Mario Fontana is among Barolo’s best-loved producers. His wines are undeniably Burgundian in style; his combination of artisanal purity and finesse is as evident in his Dolcetto as his Barolo. Mario follows organic methods but doesn’t seek certification; his philosophy is individual, guided by genuine skills learnt from his father, and his father before him. While many can be blindsided by stoic traditions, Mario is free-minded. His wines are timeless examples of great Barolo, positively charged and yet cutting edge.
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