Winemaker Notes
The 2018 Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta Roero Arneis is a straw yellow color. An adventure of fruit and floral. Middle notes of acacia, green apple, peach and apricot. Stone fruits and cantaloupe. Light-medium bodied wine, smooth and crisp, fresh and persistent dry, savory and mineral.
This wine can be enjoyed during the course of the entire meal. Match this wine with pastas, BBQ, fish, seafood, shellfish, chicken and dishes with sweet, spicy or buttery sauces. A great summer wine as well.
Yielding a dry and subtly scented wine, Arneis is the star white grape of Piedmont. Though the grape has been local to Roero since the 1400s, it didn’t experience real popularity until the 1980s when local demand for white wine exploded. Somm Secret—A few key Roero producers are also focusing on exploring the ageability of high quality Arneis. It is only grown outside of Piedmont to a very limited extent.
Even to this day, the Roero folklore lives on about witchcraft lurking behind its dramatic contours and obscure woods—but these stories only add to the region’s allure and charm. Actually today Roero winemakers are some of the most astute and motivated in Piedmont. While the white Arneis has attracted global attention for some time, now Roero Nebbiolo wines (elevated to the same DOCG status as Barolo and Barbaresco) are making a name for themselves. Keep an eye on any labeled with the vineyard, Valmaggiore, as Barolo producers have been investing here for years. If you’re looking for hidden gems, this is your region!