Rating 91
Style Red
Variety
Vintage 2015
Appellation
Piedmont
Italy
ABV 13.5%
Price $37.00  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2019-12-03

Perfect For

Dinner Parties, Long-Term Aging, Treat Yo'self

Drink If You Like

Barbera, Dolcetto , Nebbiolo

Fontanafredda Barbaresco DOCG 2015 Review

This wine is widely available, affordable for what it is, and a great intro to the powerful wines of Piedmont made from the Nebbiolo grape. Technically, this bottle is still in its youth, but it's drinking well now. You’ll dig the tart cherry fruit coming at ya with vibrant acidity. The tannic framework is still raw but there's a good balance between power and elegance and you deserve to experience it. You could even buy a couple and lay one down to see how wines age.

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Fontanafredda Barbaresco DOCG 2015
This wine is widely available, affordable for what it is, and a great intro to the powerful wines of Piedmont made from the Nebbiolo grape. Technically, this bottle is still in its youth, but it's drinking well now. You’ll dig the tart cherry fruit coming at ya with vibrant acidity. The tannic framework is still raw but there's a good balance between power and elegance and you deserve to experience it. You could even buy a couple and lay one down to see how wines age.

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Fontanafredda Barbaresco DOCG 2015
This wine is widely available, affordable for what it is, and a great intro to the powerful wines of Piedmont made from the Nebbiolo grape. Technically, this bottle is still in its youth, but it's drinking well now. You’ll dig the tart cherry fruit coming at ya with vibrant acidity. The tannic framework is still raw but there's a good balance between power and elegance and you deserve to experience it. You could even buy a couple and lay one down to see how wines age.

Reviewed On: 12-03-2019