Fontanassa farms vines on clay and iron-rich soil in Rovereto di Gavi, on the south and south-west facing slopes that have grown Cortese since at least the 17th century. The estate has belonged to the same family since 1921, and the current generation has been bottling under its own label since 1988. Everything is picked by hand into boxes. The range runs from steel-fermented Gavi through amphora to two sparklings, a Dolcetto, a Monferrato red and a rose.
Cortese from clay and stones at 250 to 290m, steel only. Straw yellow with green reflections, citrus, grapefruit and cut grass, dry and fresh with a persistent mineral finish. First vintage 2000.
The estate wine, from the higher Rovereto slopes at 290 to 330m. Green-gold, freshly cut grass, grapefruit, white melon, pear, almond and a hint of sage. Ample and complex young, thanks to fully ripe fruit and the malolactic. First vintage 1988.
Fermented and aged in 600 litre terracotta amphorae made by the Impruneta master Massimo Carbone. Straw yellow, citrus and grapefruit, white melon, peach, almond and white flowers, full-bodied with intense sapidity. First vintage 2018.
Timorasso from calcareous clay at 500 to 750m, yields held to 50 quintals. Mineral at first, then chamomile, ripe plum, walnut and toasted almond. Intense, long, floral and warm. First vintage 2013.
Cortese, second fermentation in autoclave. Straw yellow, elegant persistent perlage, balanced and fresh. First vintage 2015.
Forty-eight months on its own yeasts, riddled by hand on wooden pupitres. Intense straw yellow, fine persistent bead, bread crust and butter over the citrus. The most serious expression of Cortese here. First vintage 2010.
The still half of the estate's alcohol-free pair, in the same bottle as the Gavi. For the guest who is not drinking and would rather not be handed a soft drink in a tumbler.
The sparkling one, extra dry, with a proper bead and a foil crown. It does the job of the welcome glass when not everyone at the table is on wine.
Dolcetto, Nibio clone, from clay at 330m, steel only. Deep red with purple reflections, cherry, plum, blackberry and raspberry, decent body and soft tannins. First vintage 1994.
Merlot and Cabernet Franc on clay at 330m, steel and French oak tonneaux. Amaranth red with garnet edges, ripe raspberry and cherry over a measured note of vanilla. Good body, velvety tannins, long and balanced. First vintage 1998.
Dolcetto vinified as a white, aged in steel. Soft coral, an intense and persistent flower bouquet, wild strawberry and raspberry. Smooth and silky. First vintage 2009.
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