Description
Vietti Roero Arneis 2022 DOCG
Nickname: The Little Rascal
(A wink to its Piemontese nickname — a grape known for mischief in the vineyard, magic in the glass.)
Enjoy it when:
For relaxed dinners with fresh, generous flavours and good company that keeps topping up the glass.
Bottle Tale:
Arneis is Piedmont’s native white, once nearly extinct thanks to its stubborn streak — tricky to grow, easily misbehaved. Locals named it Arneis meaning “little rascal” — yet today it’s one of the region’s most cherished treasures.
In the sandy Roero hills across from Barolo, it develops subtle confidence: pear and peach layered with almond and herbs, creamy texture balanced by refreshing lift. Vietti — the estate that helped rescue the grape in the 1960s — continues to show how elegant and quietly expressive Arneis can be: flavour without heaviness, personality without any fuss.
Let it linger — Expanded:
Serve properly chilled — but give it a minute in the glass to loosen up and reveal its texture. It’s a dream with fresh cheeses, pesto pasta, risotto, grilled courgettes, lemon chicken and the kind of antipasti that never really finds a stopping point.
Great when the table is lively and the food leans zesty, herby or olive-oily. A white with enough grip and savoury charm to stay interesting all evening — and just cheeky enough to be poured again when no one’s looking.
Passport:
Hometown: Roero, Piedmont, Italy
Grape: Arneis — “the little rascal”
Winemaker: Luca Currado & the Vietti team
Style: Soft orchard fruit, almond finish, creamy but crisp
Best mood: Aperitivo that becomes dinner (and then a second bottle)
