Barolo VIGNA DEL GRIS 2014  Conterno Fantino

This seemingly complex path is the most natural for us.
Our wine is the offspring of the land in which the wines are cultivated, and once in the winery must be brought up, step by step, as if it were a member of the family.
Our wine is one of us.

CONTERNO FANTINO

The Conterno Fantino winery was founded in 1982 by Claudio Conterno and Guido Fantino. Today, we cultivate 27 hectares of vines and produce about 140,000 bottles per year, split into the 4 varietals of Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Chardonnay. Through the years, the two founders were joined by Alda, Fabio and Elisa Fantino in various roles. Soon, Noemi and Matteo will join them. In all, during peak times, the winery employs about 10 people.

Environmental sustainability, preserving biodiversity, respect of the land and its heritage are the guiding principles in our vineyards, which are organically cultivated (as certified by CCPB). With the goal of further reducing our environmental impact, the 2008 winery expansion utilized various technical improvements with the aim of energy conservation, such as solar panels, a geothermal system and finally, the use of wetland specifically set up for wastewater purification.

The Conterno Fantino winery styles its wines with the primary goal of reflecting their own identity: from painstaking manual selection of fruit to harvest by hand using small crates; from preserving the aromas of the vineyard with spontaneous fermentation from indigenous yeasts (no commercial yeast is used here); from the careful use of wood for the ageing of the wines to the minimal use of sulfites, right up to the bottle ageing.

BAROLO

• Village: Monforte d’Alba
• Cru: Ginestra
• Vineyard: del Gris
• Soil types: sand 50%, silt 34%, clay 16%
• Exposure: South, South-East
• Altitude: from 300 to 320 meters above sea level
• Training system: Guyot
• Vinification: alcoholic fermentation and maceration in stainless steel horizontal fermenters for 12-15 days
• Ageing: french oak barrels
• Colour: Discharge garnet red
• Scent: Ripe fruit, violet and spices
• Taste: Robust and important, elegant and austere, with a beautiful persistence

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