Giovanni Almondo - Roero Arneis "Le Rive del Bricco delle Ciliegie" 2024 (750ml)
Price: $25.99
| Producer | Giovanni Almondo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Varietal | Arneis |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Sku | 205326 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Giovanni Almondo Description
Domenico Almondo and his sons Stefano and Federico make the best Roero Arneis. (The estate is named after Domenico’s father.) Their Nebbiolos are excellent, but their Arneis bottlings transcend the type, showing the typical herb and pit fruit aromas and flavors of the variety but with a much more interesting structure than most, almost like bone-dry Riesling. There are three bottlings, Vigne Sparse, Bricco delle Ciliegie, and Le Rive del Bricco; all of them are estate-grown and fermented in stainless steel. These are savory, restrained, mouthwatering white wines.
Bricco del Ciliegie, named after the single vineyard where it is grown. This wine is very similar in style to the Sparse, but even more concentrated; more wet stone aroma and flavor, more pit fruit, more herbs. If you like good Chablis, you should try this bottle. Estate-grown, fermented in stainless steel, aged in stainless steel for ten months with about 5% aged in untoasted small barrels.
60yr+ Vines (planted 1960s-1970s)
Tasting Note: On the nose, citrus notes of lemon and citron, yellow peach, followed by white pepper, sage, and hints of stone and resin lead to a sensory journey seemingly far removed from Arneis. On the palate, it reveals the grape's more austere and mineral side: dry, very long, intensely savory, almost salty.
Vinous: 93 Points
The 2024 Roero Arneis Le Rive del Bricco delle Ciliegie emerges from a parcel on 60-year-old vines on pure clay. Vinification and aging on lees yields a white of real power and structure, with tons of savory complexity to match.
This was done 80% in steel and 20% in ceramic.
