TN: Vietti Arneis Roero '22....(short/boring)

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The new Vietti Arneis just hit the shelves, so had to try it:

  1. Vietti DOCeG: Roero Arneis (14%; DallaTerra/Napa; www.Vietti.com) Vietti/Castiglione Falletto 2022: Light gold slightly hazy color w/ lots of swirling tiny bubbles; fairly fragrant bit subdued/floral/Arneis/carnations bit pear/pear blossom slight spicy/cinammon/nutmeg quite pretty nose; bit soft fairly lush/rich/ripe some floral/Arneis/carnations somewhat subtle/subdued/quiet slight spicy/nutmeg flavor w/ slight dissolved CO2; med.long soft slight tangy/metallic quiet Arneis/carnations/floral slight pear/pear blossom finish;a fairly pretty rendition of Arneis but on the quiet/subdued side; pleasant enough Arneis but just that. $25.50 (KK)

More weinerskitzl from TheBloodyPulpit:

  1. The Vietti Arneis & Timorasso are quite pretty whites but a bit on the quiet side. Would like a bit more intensity in them. Quite a pleasant Arneis but doesn’t hold a candle to the MonteRustico Blanca at a much cheaper price ($16.00).
    Tom
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Tom are there other Arneis that you like? How would you compare them? Vietti & Giacosa are great values but the Almondo can be quite good as well.

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I prefer the Giacoso. The Almondo I don’t recall ever having. Probably my favorite Arneis is the Idlewild because of its intensity & it ages well. It just doesn’t have the minerality of those from Piemonte.
I actually prefer Timorasso to Arneis.
Tom

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For me, arneis is a grape best played lightly and artfully – like the softest passage in a piano sonata – to show its mineral and faint lychee and floral notes. Too light and it just seems watery; too big and it seems just boring.14% is pretty big.

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