Roero Arneis, 2021

More texture and salt than the light, flowery Arneis most people know, from steep sandy hills in the Roero.

Luca Faccenda and Carolina Roggero started Valfaccenda in 2010 at Canale, in the little valley his family has farmed for generations, and they work the steep sandy slopes of the Roero organically. Their Arneis comes from two parcels: one picked early and pressed straight into steel, the other picked later and left on its skins for days, like a red, then moved into old oak. Blended, it is tart and dense, with green apple, citrus, a hint of hay and a salty finish.