White
Bricco Delle Ciliegie
By Giovanni Almondo, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Sourced from the estate's highest, sandiest Arneis vineyard, on a hill the Almondo family has farmed since the 1300s. Certified organic (IT-BIO-015, Agricoltura Italia).
Tasting notes
Jasmine, apple, white peach, orange and acacia blossom, with balsamic notes of mint and anise; intense, almost salty minerality with good freshness and long persistence.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Roero Arneis DOCG
- Grape
- Arneis
- Cru / vineyard
- Bricco delle Ciliegie
- Production area
- Montà d'Alba, Roero (CN)
- Soil
- Sandy with clay veins, calcareous: 60% sand, 15% silt, 25% clay.
- Exposure
- East-south
- Vineyard planting
- 40-year-old vines, from the most elevated vineyards of the Roero Arneis denomination (390 m).
- Vinification
- Aged in stainless steel on fine lees for 7 months, with a small part (5%) in non-toasted French oak barrique.
- Serving temperature
- 10°C
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