White
Roero Arneis
By Filippo Gallino, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A single-variety Arneis from sandy clay soils in Canale. Filippo Gallino first bottled it in 1972, among the earliest producers to give the variety its own label.
Tasting notes
Pale straw yellow with greenish highlights. Aromas of citrus, chamomile, acacia and tropical fruit with peach. Balanced, mineral, savoury, fresh and citrusy on the palate, with a persistent finish.
Pairs well with
Aperitif, starters, fish, white meat, light first courses, dry pastries.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Roero Arneis DOCG
- Grape
- Arneis
- Production area
- Roero, in the municipality of Canale
- Soil
- Sandy, light-coloured clay
- Harvest
- September, by hand only
- Vineyard planting
- Traditional Guyot training, 8 to 9 bunches per plant; yield of 80 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Vinified as a white wine: the must is separated from the skins before fermentation, the grapes are soft-pressed with a pneumatic press and fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled steel tanks.
- Serving temperature
- 8 to 10°C
- Storage
- Rests in steel tanks.
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