# Enritard (Cornarea)

> White, Roero Arneis DOCG by [Cornarea](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cornarea.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/roero-arneis-riserva-enritard-2020-cornarea).

- **Producer:** Cornarea
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Roero Arneis DOCG
- **Grape:** Arneis 100%
- **Production area:** Cornarea hill, Canale (Roero)
- **Soil:** Prevalently sand and clay, rich in magnesium
- **Exposure:** East, south-east, north-east, west
- **Vineyard planting:** Same vineyards as the classic Roero Arneis: 11.5 ha, planted 1975-1977; Kober 5BB rootstock; 4,000 vines per hectare; trellis with Guyot pruning; 80-85 quintals per hectare; average altitude 280 m
- **Vinification:** Aged 24 months in steel tanks before bottling, which is where the name comes from ('en ritard', a late bottling), with 6 months on the lees. Vineyards and winemaking are otherwise the same as the classic Roero Arneis. Steel keeps freshness and drinkability alongside complexity, compared with ageing in barriques.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Roero Arneis held back in steel for two years, made in the best vintages in about 3,000 bottles. It was created to show how Cornarea's Arneis develops with age; the cellar has tasted bottles as old as 1983.

## Tasting notes

Still shows important fruit, in particular yellow peach and pear, with the mineral note already marked on nose and palate: more the smell of sun-warmed stone than the hydrocarbon of Riesling.

## Food pairings

Fish, but also grilled meat and medium-aged cheeses.