Sweet
Bicerin da Vija
By Cascina Lanzarotti, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A passito-style white made from late-picked, sun-dried grapes and aged 18 months in French barriques.
Tasting notes
Intense yellow with golden highlights. Intense notes on the nose recalling dried fruit and acacia flowers. Soft and warm on the palate, well balanced with its sweetness.
Pairs well with
Excellent with aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Vino Bianco
- Grape
- Arneis
- Soil
- Clay and sand
- Harvest
- Late October to early November.
- Vineyard planting
- Vines average 15 years old.
- Vinification
- Grapes hand-picked into wooden crates and left to raisin in the sun; vinified white in steel tank; aged in French barriques for about 18 months.
- Serving temperature
- 12-13°C
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place away from light at a fairly constant temperature; keeps over 6 years.
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