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Fontanafredda, Barolo Vigna La Villa, 2005

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
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Fontanafredda is the great Serralunga estate, so it surprises people that this single-vineyard bottling comes from somewhere else entirely: La Villa sits in Paiagallo, a cru in the commune of Barolo itself, on a tongue of silt, sand and clay between 320 and 370 meters, facing east and south. That is a gentler, more perfumed address than Serralunga's iron grip, and it shows in the glass. The wine is fermented in steel on native yeasts, left a few extra days on the skins after fermentation finishes, then given some two and a half years in oak before bottling. 2005 was a cool summer rescued by a warm if occasionally wet autumn — a vintage of medium build rather than brawn, which means twenty years have carried it all the way to maturity. From a private cellar. Stand the bottle upright for a day, decant gently off the sediment about an hour ahead, and drink it over the next few years rather than saving it.

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Antonio Galloni

91 points

"The 2005 Barolo La Villa is a decidedly darker, firmer wine packed with black cherries, French oak, new leather, tar, menthol, licorice and spices. Here the tannins clamp down on the authoritative finish with notable force. Patience is required, but this, too, is shaping up to be a strong effort from Fontanafredda." —Antonio Galloni

More about Fontanafredda

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2005

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo, tajarin with butter and sage, risotto with porcini, roast guinea hen, or aged Castelmagno.

Tasting Profile

Dried rose, sour cherry, tar and truffle, with leather and orange peel from age. Medium-bodied, with resolved, dusty tannins, bright acidity and a savory, lingering finish.

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