# Monprà (Conterno Fantino)

> Red, Langhe DOC Rosso by [Conterno Fantino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/conterno-fantino.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/conterno-fantino-monpra).

- **Producer:** Conterno Fantino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Rosso
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo, Barbera (percentages not published)
- **Production area:** Vineyards in the zone of Monforte d'Alba
- **Soil:** Silt with varying proportions of sand and calcium carbonate
- **Exposure:** South, south-west
- **Harvest:** Hand-picked around the beginning to mid-October at optimal ripeness
- **Vineyard planting:** planted Nebbiolo 2000, Barbera 1991; Guyot training; density 4,500 to 5,000 vines per ha; slope 30% to 35%; altitude 300 to 400 m above sea level; yield 6.5 to 7 t/ha (50 to 55 hl/ha); the Italian sheet says 65 to 70 q/ha, 45 to 48 hl/ha
- **Vinification:** Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation in wood. The two wines are aged separately and blended only before bottling. Ageing: French oak barrels
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

A Nebbiolo and Barbera blend from Monforte d'Alba, each aged separately in French oak and assembled before bottling. First vintage 1985.