White
Tucci
By Pelassa, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A single-vineyard Roero Arneis DOCG from the Tucci MGA (about 2 ha) in Montà d'Alba, 100% Arneis, part fermented in terracotta amphora. Robert Parker rated the 2020 vintage 92 pts.
Tasting notes
A special selection from the Tucci vineyard in Montà d'Alba, rich on the palate with a natural, intense salinity typical of Arneis from Montà d'Alba.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Roero Arneis DOCG
- Grape
- Arneis 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Tucci
- Production area
- MGA Tucci, Montà d'Alba (CN), about 2 ha, 330 m a.s.l.
- Soil
- sand with gravel
- Harvest
- by hand around mid-September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4900 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Fermentation for about 15 days at 16°C. The wine remains about 9 months on noble lees with periodic bâtonnage, partly in steel and partly in terracotta amphorae; 80% in stainless steel and 20% in terracotta amphora, then about 6 months or more in bottle.
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