Valfaccenda Roero Arneis 2023 750ml

Certified Organic. 100% Arneis. This classic white comes from two different vineyard sites (Loreto and Mompellini) with different exposition and soils; average vine age is 10-15 years, planted on the famous Roero sand, with some clay and loam. Luca & Carolina make three different harvests, treating each pass differently in cantina before blending the lots together. All the fruit is hand-harvested and destemmed. In the 2022 Roero Arneis, about 30% of the total fruit underwent maceration for seven days; the remaining fruit was direct-pressed. 40% of the wine was aged and underwent malolactic fermentation in oak barrels, while the rest was in a mix of concrete and stainless steel. While Arneis is often known for being rotund and a bit lifeless, Valfaccenda's version is both fuller-weight, but with great salinity, zest, and energy -- an updated, excellent example of this appellation and variety that hasn't gotten the care and attention it deserves.