White

Moda Veja

By Filippo Gallino, Roero, Piemonte, Italy

Filippo Gallino Moda Veja

A traditional skin-contact white made without selected yeasts or filtration, in about 2,000 bottles a year. First bottled in 2012 in tribute to Filippo Gallino's first Arneis Secco of 1972.

Tasting notes

Deep, intense straw yellow. Aromas of flint, sage, hay, apricot jam and aromatic herbs. Dry, full and creamy on the palate, with mineral, savoury notes and an intense finish of flint and liquorice.

Pairs well with

Starters, fish and fish soups, legume soups, white meat in sauce, vitello tonnato.

Technical details

Style
White
Denomination
Vino Bianco
Production area
Left bank of the Tanaro river, near the Filippo Gallino estate
Soil
Sandy, light-coloured clay
Harvest
September, by hand only
Vineyard planting
Traditional Guyot training, 8 to 9 bunches per plant; yield of 60 quintals per hectare
Vinification
Grapes are crushed and destemmed with fermentation continuing in contact with the skins; after about 24 hours the must is separated from the pomace. Fermentation proceeds naturally, without selected yeasts, to full dryness. Aged on fine lees for about 6 months and bottled without particular manipulation.
Serving temperature
10 to 12°C or higher; its character changes noticeably a few hours after opening
Storage
Ages in steel tanks.

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