Arneis makes such beautiful wine. Morish and refreshing. A beautiful wine! Arneis makes such beautiful wine. Vietti's has a sophistication that gives restraint to the core of fruit that has great depth and length. Maple and a hint of baking spice layer on top of white nectarine and friends. Supple with just an edge of chalking phenolic grip, it has that wondeful silvery line of bitterness that cleans he palate up so well. Morish and refreshing. A beautiful wine!
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For all the many great things that can be told about Giacosa’s red wines, it is the Arneis that maybe typifies the great qualities of Bruno Giacosa the man. In the early 1970’s, this was an indigenous variety almost entirely lost to the region’s obsession with red wines (at the time mainly Dolcetto) that was ‘rediscovered’ by Alfredo Currado of Vietti and Giacosa very shortly after. The two are almost solely responsible for Arneis’ current importance in the region, especially in Roer
My two favourite Neb's from Sandrone came at the polar opposites of the price spectrum. The Valmaggiore at under under a $100 is around 1/10th the price of the 2015 Vite Talin, Sandrone's latest release super cuvée. Sandrone’s Valmaggiore is a different expression of Nebbiolo to those from the nearby Barolo and Barbaresco. Lovely perfume and density. Florals with dusty mid-palate tannins. Mineral, graphite feel to it. A nice spice. Loads of finesse and elegance. Closer to Barbaresco than Baro
My two favourite Neb's from Sandrone came from the polar opposites of the price spectrum. The Valmaggiore at under a $100 is around 1/10th the price of the Vite Talin, Sandrone's super cuvée.
Sandrone’s Valmaggiore is a different expression of Nebbiolo to those from the nearby Barolo and Barbaresco. Lovely perfume and density. Florals with dusty mid-palate tannins. Mineral, graphite feel to it. A nice spice. Loads of finesse and elegance. Closer to Barbaresco than Barolo. It shows just how
