2025 Vietti - Roero Arneis DOCG (750ml)
2025 Vietti - Roero Arneis DOCG (750ml)
Vietti’s 2025 Roero Arneis is the iconic white that helped rescue Arneis from near extinction. Vietti first produced this variety commercially in 1967, and it remains the benchmark against which all other Arneis are measured.
Sourced from vines around 30 years old on limestone and clay soils in Santo Stefano Roero, across the Tanaro River from Barolo country, this wine embodies the regional character of Roero Arneis with clarity and precision.
Vinification and style: Fermented slowly at low temperatures in stainless steel; midway through fermentation the tank is hermetically sealed to reabsorb a small amount of natural CO2, with no malolactic fermentation and extended lees aging to preserve freshness.
Appearance and aroma: Pale straw yellow with greenish reflections; the nose offers fresh white flowers, pear, peach, almond, and delicate herbal notes with mineral accents.
Palate and finish: Dry and lively on the palate with crisp acidity and a refined bitter almond note on the finish. The name “Arneis” means “little rascal” in Piedmontese dialect — a nod to the grape’s notoriously challenging cultivation, which this wine meets with focused elegance. Drink now.
- Grape: Arneis
- Region: Santo Stefano Roero, Roero Arneis DOCG, Piedmont
- Soils: limestone and clay
- Vine age: ~30 years
- Fermentation: stainless steel, low temperature; mid-fermentation hermetic seal
- Malolactic fermentation: none
- Lees aging: extended
- Appearance: pale straw yellow with greenish reflections
- Aroma: white flowers, pear, peach, almond, delicate herbal notes, mineral accents
- Palate: dry, lively, crisp acidity, bitter almond finish