Where it's from:
>Italy
>Piemonte (Piedmont)
>Langhe
Price per case:
£382.22
Bottle size:
75 cl
Bottles per case:
12
Style:
Powerful Reds
Grapes:
Nebbiolo / Barbera / Cabernet Sauvignon
Description:
Conterno Fantino was founded by the present owners in 1982. Claudio Conterno and longtime friend Guido Fantino shared bodly innovative ideas, with a solid basis in classic vineyard management.
In 1994, they built a new, state-of-the-art winery high up in Monforte d'Alba, within the Bricco Bastia terroir and this became the heart of their estate.
Scenically located with a view of the entire Alpi Piemontesi range, it includes vinification and maturation areas, here, technology and vinicultural know-how play fundamental roles. However, the Conterno Fantino philosophy is firmly based on meticulous vineyard management, for great Piemontese wine starts in the vineyarde.
Monpra production began in 1984 with a blend of Barbera and Nebbiolo. From the 1992 vintage, Cabernet Sauvignon was added. Originally, D.O.C. regulations did not allow this sort of blend, which was therefore simply denominated 'Vino da Tavola', although in 1994, the regulations changed and the new denomination of 'Langhe Rosso' included blends of different wines.
This deep red coloured wine is a blend of Nebbiolo, Barbera and Cabernet Sauvignon the three wines are aged separately for 18 months in small oak barrels (barriques), and blended just before bottling.
