Giovanni Almondo Le Rive del Bricco delle Ciliegie Arneis 2024
Giovanni Almondo Le Rive del Bricco delle Ciliegie Arneis
Region: Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Vintage: 2024
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Arneis
ABV: 13.5%
Notes: Vegetarian, Vegan
This wine opens with aromas of dried pear, apple, and chamomile, with mineral hints. The palate is rich and layered with notes of pear, bitter lemon and a long saline finish.
The Arneis for `Le Rive del Bricco delle Ciliegie` is sourced from a vineyard planted on sandy soils with clay veins at 390 meters above sea level – the highest elevation in the Roero appellation. This altitude, along with the site’s exposure, soil acidity and consistent steady winds, are the fundamental factors which create this vibrant, fresh and bright style of Arneis. The average age of the vines is 40 years. Planting density is around 6,000 per hectare and the vines are Guyot trained and worked completely by hand.
The grapes were transported to the winery, fully destemmed and gently pressed. Fermentation took place in stainless-steel tanks using indigenous yeasts. After fermentation, the wine was aged for 9 months in stainless steel on its fine lees, with stirring taking place every 2 weeks.
This family-owned estate is based in Montà, in the Roero hills north of Alba. Although the Almondo family has lived here for over 600 years, Domenico Almondo was the first, in the early 1980s, to make wine from their 18 hectares of meticulously tended vines. He is now assisted by his sons Stefano and Domenico. The commune of Montà is geologically divided. Giovanni Almondo’s Arneis achieves great aromatic expression in the higher-acidity, sandy soils of the northern vineyards, while his Nebbiolo thrives in the south on slightly lower-lying calcareous soils of marine origin.