2012 Fontanasanta Manzoni Bianco
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Foradori's 2012 Manzoni Bianco Fontanasanta is simply magnificent. I will warn readers, however, that this is a very serious white that demands the taster's full attention. Like a great book or piece of music, the 2012 Fontanasanta has a lot to say. Utterly exquisite floral notes meld into a core of sweet, beautifully textured fruit in a beguiling white with many layers of dimension that need time to fully blossom. Foradori ferments the Manzoni Bianco in cement and ages the wine in acacia casks.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2012 Manzoni Bianco Fontanasanta comes across as elaborate and opulent thanks to the oxidized aromas of caramel and candied fruit that distinguish it. Made from the Manzoni grape (a cross between Riesling and Pinot Bianco), juice remains in contact with the skins for one week in cement vats. It’s appearance is slightly cloudy and veiled an the rich display of aromas includes dried flower, potpourri, lavender soap, dried apricots, toasted nut and drying mineral. Indeed, the mineral component is a major factor. Unlike skin-macerated whites from Friuli that tend to be flatter and more opulent, Foradori’s expression shows a lighter, breezier quality that recalls chilly mountain temperature extremes.