White
Lumiè
By Abrigo Fratelli, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Abrigo Fratelli's Langhe Bianco, a blend of Arneis and Favorita from Diano d'Alba, fermented at low temperature and matured on the lees.
Tasting notes
Colour: limpid, pale straw yellow with golden reflections. Bouquet: intense, quite complex, fine, floral, fruity, fragrant, a slight hint of cut grass, with delicate floral hints of lime, melon and pear, and bitter citrus hints of grapefruit in the background. Taste: warm and soft entry turning tropical, pineapple with pear and a bitterish grapefruit finish, good acidity and freshness, balanced and fine.
Pairs well with
Fish, including sauced fish, appetisers, white meats, pasta with fish or vegetables
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Bianco
- Grape
- Arneis, Favorita
- Production area
- Diano d'Alba
- Soil
- Clayey-calcareous marl with a strong presence of sand deriving from ancient river terraces (for the Arneis), forming a fairly young loamy soil
- Exposure
- East/south-east
- Vineyard planting
- Arneis planted 2014, Favorita planted 2016, 4500 vines/ha, about 1 ha
- Vinification
- Grapes immediately and gently pressed, must fermented at low temperature, matured sur lie for four to five months, bottled in February or March following the harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 10-12°C
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- Pietrin, Diano d'Alba DOCG Superiore
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- Sivà, Alta Langa DOCG
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