Vigna Rosa
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Italian antipasti and cured meats, grilled white meats or poultry, and light pasta dishes with fresh tomato and basil.
✨ Technical Specifications
Fontanafredda's Vigna Rosa carries a romantic legacy deeply intertwined with Italian history. The historic estate in Serralunga d'Alba was founded in 1858 by Vittorio Emanuele II, the first King of Italy, as a gift for his beloved morganatic wife, Rosa Vercellana, affectionately known as 'La Bela Rosin.' This wine is a tribute to her name and spirit. Crafted in the rolling hills of Piedmont, Vigna Rosa is traditionally produced as a vibrant, light-bodied red or deep rosato, primarily utilizing the region's signature Nebbiolo grape. Grown in clay-marl soils, the grapes undergo a short maceration to capture a brilliant, translucent ruby color and soft, delicate tannins. The result is an elegant, refreshing wine filled with notes of wild strawberries, red currants, and freshly cut roses, showcasing a lighter, highly approachable side of Piedmontese red 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.
🍇 Grapes
100% Nebbiolo