Arneis

Consistently, one of the best Arneis and a great value.  Light to medium gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is vibrant with green apples, almonds, and a touch of lemon peel.  Some minerality, too.  Medium bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is tasty.  Not as crisp as the 2022 but more rounder edges.  Flavors of apples with some lemon and minerality.  Good finish.  This drinks easily on its own but will work nice with many foods.  It would work well with a Chestnut Agnolotti pasta dish.  Drink over the next few years.

Purchased off the list at Rabaya Restaurant in Barbaresco.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  Great nose.  Slight citrus with some hay and an herbal note (Sage?).  Complex. Great acidity.  On the palate, limes with nice minerality.  Smooth with no bite.  Long finish.  This needs food and went well with an incredible Risotto with Beet sauce.  Drink over the next couple of years.  Great value!

This was significantly better than a 2022 tasted (blind as to vintage) side by side although sourced from different sources.  Light gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is very nice with great minerality, limes, slight lemon, and smoke.  Medium bodied.  Nice, sinewy texture.  Great acidity.  On the palate, this is tasty with piercing acidity.  Loads of minerality but lots of lemons and limes.  Long finish.  This demands food.  Grilled shrimp or prawns would be perfect.  Drink over the next five to eight years.  

One of my favorite white wines, this is made from the Arneis grape in the Roero district of Piemonte, Italy.  Light gold in color with green hues, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with lemons, a touch of pineapple and nice minerality.  Medium bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this has nice minerality with peach, apples and citrus.  A hint of almonds on the finish.  This is nice on its own but even better with food.  It worked with with a plate of pasta, butter and mushrooms.  Drink over the next three to five years.  

This is a very interesting and enjoyable white from northwest Italy.  Straw gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with pears, citrus, some peach, minerality, and slight almonds.  Light bodied. Lean and moderately piercing acidity.  On the palate, this is very tasty.  Notes of pears with minerality and slight herbal note.  Tasty.  Long finish. This really begs for food.  Lighter foods, seafoods or chicken salad would be a nice match.  Drink over the next five to seven years.  

Light golden/straw in color.  The nose is nice and mostly mineral driven but also a bit of pears and slight almond note.  Light bodied.  On the palate, this has strong acidity.  It begs for some food to pair with.  The minerality comes thru with some pear.  Medium finish.  Pasta with a cream sauce would work well.  Drink over the next couple of years.  

This is a white from the Piemonte region of northern Italy.  Light silvery gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with a bit of pear and nice minerality.  On the palate, this took some time to open but eventually, the pear come thru as does the minerality.  Nice, slightly oily texture.  It could use a bit more acidity but nevertheless worked nicely on its own and with some Bruschetta.  Drink over the next few years.  

This is always one of the top Arneis's.  It comes from northern Italy where the Giacosa winery is one of the top wineries.  Light golden in color.  The nose has a nice minerality along with some peaches and a hint of melon.  On the palate, the melon is more dominant with underlying minerality.  A lovely texture with enough acidity to carry everything.  This is delicious, too.  It will work better with food although it drinks fine on its own.  A nice match for a fruit salad or seafood.  This should be consumed in the next five years.