Never tried Arneis before. Beautiful nose. Still crisp after four years. Impressed.
WINE DETAILS:
- Grape: Arneis
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- Wine: Roero Arneis
- Vintage: 2016
- Winery: Rocca Felice
- Location: Roero, Italy
- Date: 12/17/20
- Distributor: Total Wines
Curious Synonyms: Bianchetta, Bianchetto di Alba and Nebbiolo bianco.
Nerd Alert: The first usage of the name Arneis appears in Italian ampelographer Count Giuseppe di Rovasenda’s 1877 text where the grape was described as already being well established in Piedmont. The Arneis vine can be a difficult grape to cultivate, with naturally low acidity and tendency to get over ripe if it is harvested after September. Arneis historical role has been as a softening for Nebbiolo, though today the grape is more commonly seen as a varietal wine.
Personal Note: I didn’t know what to expect of this grape. Never tried it before. I was surprise of the bat for it’s aromatic aroma. This wine I bought a few years back from a trip to Florida before it was available in the island by local distributors. I was saving it together with most of the rest of my white Italian wines for a tasting that never happened because of the virus. I remember reading in a magazine not so long ago about White Barolos and I was taken aback by that. It wasn’t until recently that I learned they referred to Arneis. Cue NBC’s old 90’s slogan ‘The More You Know’.
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*Sources for the wine facts are from: Wine Searcher, Wikipedia, Vivino, wine.com, and the wineries websites.
