Roero Arneis is a young appellation contrôlée (DOCG) of Piedmont, since it was created in 2004. On the sun-drenched hills of Roero, along the northern banks of the Tanaro River in Piedmont, the Roero Arneis grape variety is once again producing a fabulous dry white wine. Indeed, it disappeared for a few decades and owes its rebirth to a talented Piedmontese winemaker, Bruno Giacosa, who has been cultivating it since the late 1990s. In 2004, the Roero Arneis grape variety was awarded the title of "appellation contrôlée" (DOCG), which in patois means "little difficult". Bruno Giacosa, who died in January 2018, was awarded an honorary doctorate in gastronomic sciences in 2012. Today, his daughter Bruna has taken up the torch, assisted by the oenologist Dante Scaglione.
Roero Arneis is a pure indigenous Piedmontese grape variety that grows on sandy hills rich in limestone. Kept for 4 to 8 months in steel vats, it makes up 100% of the white wine produced by the Bruno Giacosa estate.
Very elegant and fresh, it has a straw-yellow colour with slightly green reflections due to its minerality. With fruity notes of pear and especially peach, floral with acacia and almond tree, evolving in the finish towards a slight bitterness and acidic freshness, the white wines of Roero Arneis form a perfect balance.
To be enjoyed of course as an accompaniment to fresh fish, seafood, pasta with vegetables or simply as an aperitif.
