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Ca' du Rabajà Arneis Meriggiare 2009
Langhe, Cuneo, Piedmont, ItalyNo amount of writing will likely help to sell the grape arneis. That said my advice is buy the Ca' du Rabajà because it is delicious and it is suited to West Coast cuisine. Hints of crab-apple, melon and white flowers all flecked with apricot and surprising freshness make it a delicious alternative to sauvignon, viognier or grüner. Historically arneis was used as softening agent for nebbiolo, though today is appears mostly as a solo Piedmont varietal wine. Lorenzo Alutto employs "natural" viticulture whenever possible eschewing the use of chemicals. All winemaking is traditional and terroir based using time-honoured fermentation techniques with the native yeasts, and long aging in large neutral barrels. What is modern is the cleanliness of every wine. Bravo.Tasted: 26 October 2010Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| BC | $22.00 | 750ml | specialty listing - December 2010 |
| AB | $21.00 | 750ml | fine wine shops |
| ON | $18.00 | 750ml | consignment - Trialto/Liquid Art Selections |
| QC | $19.25 | 750ml | private import - Trialto/Liquid Art Selections |
