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2009 Barbera d'Alba, Cascina Fontana, Piedmont

Barbera d'Alba, Cascina Fontana, Piedmont
Bottled in July 2011, Mario Fontana made just 450 cases of this seminal wine; a wine we’ve bought for the first time. Why the ‘first time’? Because Mario’s Barbera’s had by his own admission, up till 2009, tended towards a more rustic, reductive style of Barbera, while this one flows with succulent plum skin fruit. I recall Mario explaining to me how he’d achieved this startling result: more racking, more attention in the cantina, a cold stabilisation that occurred naturally during winter…that & a few well chosen words of advice from his friend Davide Rosso (of Giovanni Rosso).

Made from a combination of 60% Sinio & 40% Castiglione Falletto fruit, aged for circa 12 months in used barriques, you feel the classy roll of Castiglione together with the crunch of Sinio, a village lying just beyond Serralunga. This wine’s all about texture & appearance: suaveness, fluidity, brightness, intensity, purity. They don’t call him ‘Super Mario’ for nothing! Delicious with all manner of primi pasta piatti! Will keep.
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer)Cascina Fontana

Barbera d'Alba, Cascina Fontana, Piedmont
'Super Mario' Fontana is a new young superstar in Piedmont: with a pure bright barbera like this he deserves to be better know.

The Scotsman, 13 October 2012.

Barbera d'Alba, Cascina Fontana, Piedmont
Product: 10586
Maturity: Ready, but will keep
Vintage: 2009
Origin: Italy » Piedmont » Barbera d'Alba Map of the region
Producer: Cascina Fontana
Grape Variety: Barbera
Style: Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, 13.5% alcohol
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