For generations, the Almondo family has tended vines of Arneis, the noble white variety of Piedmont. Their six hectares are at elevation, averaging 350 meters. Ask anyone who lives in this area, they will tell you who makes the best white wines in Piedmont.
The old vines of the single vineyard, Bricco delle Ciliegie, are rooted in sand that covers an old ocean bed and the production is really tiny. They’re both beautiful, pure, mineral-driven white wines. The Arneis Vigne Sparse sees zero oak and is a high-toned machine that Del Posto, Marea and Danny Meyer’s restaurants have carried for years. If you’re not drinking Almondo Arneis, you gotta change that ASAP!