This wine is of age-old fame and produced in its namesake municipality in the Province of Novara. It is based on the Nebbiolo cultivar, blended with a minimum percentage of Vespolina and Bonarda novarese. It is ruby red in colour, with a refined perfume of violets, and has a dry, sapid and harmonic taste. The minimum alcohol content is at 12% and undergoes an aging period of 3 years. Fara wines are ideally paired with roasts.
Production Area
Fara and Briona, in the Province of Novara.
Characteristics
Physical characteristics
- Grape variety:
- Nebbiolo (Spanna) from 50 to70%;
Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda novarese) alone or mixed from 30% to 50%;
Production allows the use of grapes with non-aromatic red berries from other vineyards that conform to the cultivation techniques of the Piedmont Region, in the
maximum measure of 10%.
Sensory and organoleptic characteristics
- Colour:
- ruby red;
- Smell:
- refined fragrance and very pleasant ;
- Taste:
- dry, sapid, harmonious;
Winemaking characteristics
- Minimum non-reducing extract:
- 20 g/l.
- Minimum total alcoholic strength by volume:
- 12.00% Vol.;
- Total minimum acidity:
- 4.5 g/l;
Recognition
D.O.C. Approval.: Pres.Decree 13 August 1969, amended by M.D. 4 June 2010, G.U. 144 of 23 June 2010.
Pairing
Preferably matched with Novara cuisine, braised beef, pork sirloin and sausage.
