Piemonte, Italy
- Pairs with
- Aperitif
- Asian cuisine
- Mild and soft cheese
- Lean fish
- Fatty fish
- Mushrooms
- Pasta & pizza
- Poultry
- Natural shellfish
- Vegetables
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within 4 - 16 days
- Picollo will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
- The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Aperitif
- Asian cuisine
- Mild and soft cheese
- Lean fish
- Fatty fish
- Mushrooms
- Pasta & pizza
- Poultry
- Natural shellfish
- Vegetables
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Limestone
- Terroir:
- Two small vineyards with different exposures and calcareous-silty soils. Vertical Shoot Positioning with Guyot pruning.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- Steel (100%) 5 months
Bottle (100%) 6 months - Winemaker:
- Paolo Picollo
Gentle pressing and alcoholic fermentation of the clarified must at controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks for 20–30 days with lees stirring. After alcoholic fermentation, the wine is racked and remains in stainless steel tanks on its fine lees with periodic bâtonnage until bottling in spring. Following this, the bottles rest for a minimum time of 2 months before we start selling them.
Meet the wine maker
Paolo PicolloAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Italy
- Region/Subregion:
- Piemonte/Langhe
- Classification:
- DOC
- Certification:
- -
- Grape:
- Arneis 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2025
- Color:
- Pale straw yellow colour
- Aroma:
- The nose initially reveals citrus and graphite notes, followed by peach and hawthorn blossom aromas
- Taste:
- On the palate, a delicate balance of acidity and sapidity stands out
- Alcohol content:
- 13%
- Sugar content:
- 1 g/l
- Acidity:
- 6.5 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.21
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Agglomerate cork
- Bottle:
- Light glass
- Best Served:
- 10 - 12 °C
Meet the winemakers behind Langhe DOC Arneis
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- Picollo
- Founding year
- 2024
- Farming area
- 10 ha
- Production
- 15 000 b/y
We are a family of winemakers in the Langhe area, Piedmont, with generations of experience in viticulture. Our wines reflect the hands, the faces, and the dedication behind their long and demanding journey from vineyard to bottle. Our winery is small but well equipped. We generate green energy from the sun for our needs and use sustainable packaging.
Meet Picollo