The Vietti family has been growing grapes since the 19th Century, and over the course of time, they got pretty good at it. In 1919 Patriarch Mario Vietti started making wine from their grapes, and they quickly got pretty good at that as well.
Vietti’s notoriety was reinforced by being one of the first to ship wines to the US Market from the Piedmont, one of the first to select and vinify grapes from single vineyards such as Brunate and Rocche in the appellation, and finally, by “rediscovering” a nearly lost grape variety, Arneis, establishing it as the most famous white wine from the Roero area, north of Barolo…vintners today from as far away as California are planting this variety!
The Roero Arneis 2009. Pale sunshine yellow in color, this wine comes away with aromas of melon and almonds. Crisp acidity shines through to the palate, as this wine did not go through malolactic…it has a lingering and complex finish. It is a great starter wine to a good meal, pairing nicely with shellfish and simple seafood preparations.
