White
Arvià
By Rizieri, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Steel-aged Langhe Arneis kept on its fine lees for about 3 months. The producer says it is at its best in the first 3 years after harvest.
Tasting notes
Intense straw yellow. Floral and fruity, with acacia blossom, nectarine peach and melon. Savoury, fresh, fruity and mineral. In Piedmontese, arvià describes a very lively, bright child.
Pairs well with
Excellent as an aperitif; also starters, risotto, vegetable pasta and fish.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Arneis
- Grape
- Arneis
- Production area
- Diano d'Alba (Sorì del Ricchino estate)
- Soil
- Calcareous-clayey with sandy veins
- Exposure
- 350 m above sea level; west/south-west
- Harvest
- End of August to beginning of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training. Fertilised with manure and green manure; soil managed by hoeing and mowing under the row. Yield 65 hl/ha. Picked by hand in 20 kg crates. No herbicides are used on the estate.
- Vinification
- Gentle pressing, then 2 days of cold static settling of the must and fermentation at 13 to 15 C in stainless steel. Aged about 3 months in steel on the fine lees, followed by racking and natural clarification. Bottled after a very light filtration with minimal sulphites.
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