# Roero Arneis (Cantina San Matteo)

> White, Roero Arneis DOCG by [Cantina San Matteo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-san-matteo.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-san-matteo-roero-arneis).

- **Producer:** Cantina San Matteo
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Roero Arneis DOCG
- **Grape:** Arneis 100%
- **Production area:** Castellinaldo, province of Cuneo
- **Soil:** Soils rich in clay marls and calcareous sands
- **Exposure:** Varies, mostly south-facing
- **Harvest:** Late August to early September, by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines 15 to 40 years old on average. Guyot. Yield 100 quintals per hectare. Low-yield vineyard care with frequent cleaning, green pruning, thinning and minimal chemical treatments.
- **Vinification:** Selected Arneis is gently pressed and the free-run juice ferments in steel at controlled temperature with selected yeasts. Ageing 4 to 5 months in steel at low temperature, then cold stabilisation and bottling. Low total sulphites.
- **Serving temperature:** 10 °C
- **Storage:** Store horizontally in a cool, damp place at about 15 °C, away from direct sunlight.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Roero Arneis DOCG from Castellinaldo, 100% Arneis, 13% ABV, aged in steel for 4 to 5 months.

## Tasting notes

Still, bright pale straw yellow with delicate notes of hawthorn, acacia, apple and sweet almond. Elegant and soft, with good freshness and savouriness, a long finish and balsamic hints.

## Food pairings

Starters, light first courses, fish and seafood, goat cheese, aubergine parmigiana.