Giovanni Almondo Bric Valdiana Roero

Deep garnet red in colour. The bouquet shows sweet dried cherry, cinnamon, orange peel, mint and leather, beguiling aromatic nuance and complexity. The palate is vibrant yet elegant, with notes of raspberry, rose petal and thyme. The finish shows soft tannins and is long and persistent.

Run by brothers Stefano and Federico with their father, Domenico, though they only started to make wine since removing fruit trees to make way for vines in 1980. 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, 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.