Vigna Gatinera Blanc de Noirs Pas Dose Riserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich seafood dishes like seared scallops, roasted poultry or pheasant, and aged artisanal cheeses such as Parmigiano-Reggiano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic estate of Fontanafredda, founded in 1858 by Count Emanuele Alberto di Mirafiori (the son of King Vittorio Emanuele II and his morganatic wife, Bela Rosin), the Vigna Gatinera Blanc de Noirs Pas Dose Riserva represents the pinnacle of Piedmontese sparkling craftsmanship. Crafted exclusively from Pinot Nero grown in the single Gatinera vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba, this Metodo Classico sparkling wine thrives on the region's steep, calcareous-clay soils. The wine undergoes an exceptionally long secondary fermentation in the bottle, resting on its lees for at least 60 to 84 months. Finished as a Pas Dose, or zero dosage, it offers an unadorned, pure expression of its terroir and grape, where the estate's royal heritage is woven into a legacy of patient, long-aged sparkling winemaking.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1858 by Vittorio Emanuele II, the first King of unified Italy, as an estate for his mistress Rosa Vercellana, Fontanafredda evolved into a foundational pillar of Piedmontese viticulture under their son, Count Emanuele Alberto di Mirafiore. The historic estate encompasses 120 hectares of certified organic vineyards centered in Serralunga d'Alba, an area distinguished by compact Helvetian limestone-marl soils and elevated south- and southwest-facing slopes between 200 and 400 meters. Acquired in 2008 by Oscar Farinetti and Luca Baffigo, the property underwent a viticultural renaissance, securing full organic certification with the 2018 harvest. In the nineteenth-century cellars, winemaking merges technical precision with classical Piedmontese restraint, relying on long macerations, stainless steel vinification for fragrant whites, and maturation in neutral Slavonian oak botti for its noble reds. Iconic bottlings include the cru Barolo Vigna La Rosa, Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba, Roero Arneis Pradalupo, and the pioneering Alta Langa Metodo Classico sparkling wines.