Azienda Agricola Conterno Fantino is an
Italian wine producer from the
Piemonte region in the district of
Langhe. The winery is located in
Monforte d'Alba and was established as partnership between Guido Fantino and the brothers Diego and Claudio Conterno.
Proponents of techniques that include short
maceration and the use of small French
''barriques'', Conterno Fantino is considered a modernist producer of Barolo.
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Production
From a total vineyard area of , the grape variety distribution is divided into 9 ha planted with Nebbiolo, 6.5 ha with Barbera, 4.5 with Dolcetto, 1.5 each of Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...
and Chardonnay
Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...
.
The estate has an annual total production of 125,000-140,000 bottles.
References
External links
Poderi Conterno Fantino official site
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Wineries of Italy