LLS VDI 2019

MONCHIEROCARBONE | Piemonte

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“RECIT” ARNEIS ROERODOCG Native to the Roero, where it has been grown since the 16th century, Arneis is one of Piemonte’s oldest white grape cultivars. This particular bottling is called “ReCit” which means “little King” in the local dialect, and the Monchiero family believe that royalty is exactly what Arneis represents in the context of native Italian varieties.

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“CECU D’LA BIUNDA” ARNEIS ROERODOCG Dedicated to Grandfather Francesco Carbone (better known as “Cecu d’la Biunda or “son of the blonde woman” in the local dialect), grapes for this wine are grown on the soft, limey soils of the hills surrounding the Vezza Valley. Here the slopes act as a buttress against the Rocche of Canale on the celebrated Renesio hill (where this particular white variety is said to have once been known as the “white Nebbiolo” in an effort to underline its quality and importance).

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“PELISA” BARBERA D’ALBA DOC 100%Barbera. Made from the estate’s younger vineyards, the Pelisa comes fromyounger vines in the Canale and Priocca areas within the Roero zone.

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