Giovanni Almondo Le Rive del Bricco delle Ciliegie Arneis

A pale straw yellow in colour. The bouquet has aromas of ripe white stone fruit, bread dough and sun-warmed hay aromas waft out of the glass. The palate is generous, rounded with soft acidity, it accompanies mature Bartlett pear, ripe white peach and toasted hazelnut. Rich with a good persistence, acidity and freshness on the finish.

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.