Fontanafredda
Fontanafredda's Briccotondo Arneis grows on calcareous Roero sands, fermented cool and rested on fine lees. Pear, green apple and acacia honey lead, soft yet fresh: a Langhe DOC white for fish antipasti, risotto and aperitivo.
Drinker consensus on Vivino (3.6 from 168 reviews) and Fontanafredda's own notes agree: pear and green apple lead, with a Roero-sands savouriness on the close.
Intense straw yellow with greenish glints; the nose opens on ripe pear and green apple, with Fontanafredda's exotic-fruit lift of lychee and pineapple behind it, plus hawthorn blossom and a touch of acacia honey. Drinkers on Vivino reach most often for pear and green apple.
Lemon
Acacia
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Green Apple
Lychee
Pear
Pineapple
HoneyCalcareous Roero sands and four to five months on fine lees give a soft, rounded mouthful, while a cool 18 degree fermentation held back from malolactic keeps the lemon-fresh acidity intact. Light bodied and dry, it closes with the savoury sapidita Arneis is known for.
Clean and gently saline, with pear and a faint almond bitterness lingering rather than any oak: an everyday length that refreshes more than it dwells.
An honest, well-made entry-level Langhe DOC Arneis from the Serralunga d'Alba house, rated 3.6 on Vivino across 168 reviews: a soft, fruit-forward aperitivo white to drink young, not to cellar.
UK merchants stock the 2022 and 2024 vintages at roughly 15 to 18 pounds, an everyday Langhe DOC white that is best bought and drunk young.
An indigenous Piedmontese white at an everyday price: strong on food-friendliness and weeknight value, modest on cellaring and occasion.
Unoaked, under 20 pounds and ready young, it is an easy weeknight and aperitivo white.
A classic, soft, fruit-forward expression of Piedmont's indigenous Arneis at an approachable price is easy for newcomers.
Light, aromatic, bright-acid Arneis is a versatile food white, strong with fish antipasti, risotto and aperitivo.
At roughly 15 to 18 pounds it sits mid-band for UK Langhe and Roero Arneis: fair everyday value, not a bargain.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our editorial methodology.
A compact view of what the Langhe denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Arneis is built for early drinking; the fresher 2024 leans crisp and floral, the warm-vintage 2022 a touch rounder. Both sit in their drinking window now.
A fresh, classic Piedmont white vintage for Arneis: crisp and floral, best drunk through 2027 while the pear and citrus fruit is bright.
A warm, dry Piedmont growing season gave a rounder, riper Arneis; drink up by 2026 while it keeps its freshness.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Guyot vineyards at 200 to 350 metres in the Roero, hand-picked into crates and aged on fine lees, place this in the affordable everyday tier of Langhe whites.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Langhe is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Langhe falls within Piedmont , covering Piedmont.
Hillside Guyot plots at 4,500 vines per hectare in the Roero cost more to farm than valley-floor bulk Arneis, lifting the base above supermarket Piedmont whites.
Fontanafredda picks into small crates and presses only the free-run must, a gentler, lower-yield route than machine-harvested tank whites.
Holding the wine on its lees at low temperature for months ties up tank space and adds cellar cost over a quick early-release white.
Fontanafredda's large-scale Briccotondo line and barrel-free, early-release handling keep it in everyday territory, around 15 to 18 pounds in the UK.
HMRC still-wine duty of 2.67 pounds a bottle plus 20% VAT accounts for roughly 5.50 pounds of a 17 pound shelf price before the wine itself.
Dishes that complement this wine
Fontanafredda pours it cool as an aperitivo and alongside fish antipasti, risotto and light pasta; its fresh acidity and soft body do the work.
Arneis keeps a lemon-fresh acidity that cuts the tuna-and-caper richness of vitello tonnato and lifts oily fish antipasti, while its soft body keeps the dish gentle.
Try with: Vitello Tonnato · Baccala Mantecato · seafood crudo · prawn cocktail · More pairings →
The rounded, lees-built texture of this Arneis matches the creaminess of a risotto without overwhelming it, and its freshness stops a starchy primo feeling heavy.
Try with: Squid ink risotto · seafood risotto · Trofie al pesto · tagliolini with butter · More pairings →
The wine's savoury sapidita finish mirrors the brine of clams and prawns, and its acidity refreshes the palate between bites of fried seafood.
Try with: fritto misto · grilled prawns · clams · calamari · More pairings →
Pear, hawthorn and acacia-honey aromatics bridge to mild antipasti and milky cheeses, which is why Fontanafredda pours it cool as an aperitivo.
Try with: Insalata Caprese · Gnocco fritto · bruschetta · fresh mozzarella · More pairings →
A cool-fermented, unoaked Arneis carries enough acidity to slice through fried and creamy textures, keeping a rich starter from cloying.
Try with: arancini · mozzarella in carrozza · fritto misto · fried courgette · More pairings →
At 12.5% and light bodied, this Arneis is overrun by fierce chilli heat and by tannin-hungry grilled red meats; both flatten its delicate pear-and-citrus fruit.
Skip with: vindaloo · Sichuan hotpot · bistecca alla fiorentina · barbecue ribs · Pairing guide →
Aged four to five months in steel with no malolactic and bottled before summer to protect its fruit, this Arneis is best enjoyed within two to three years of the vintage.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
Steel-aged a few months with no malolactic and no oak, this is built for early drinking, not the cellar.
£14.76 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIt is 100% Arneis, Piedmont's signature white grape, grown on calcareous sands in the Roero zone and bottled under the Langhe DOC.
Straw yellow with greenish glints, it shows pear, green apple, lemon and a hint of acacia honey, soft and rounded with fresh acidity and a savoury finish. Vivino drinkers rate it 3.6 across 168 reviews.
Fish antipasti, risotto and light pasta all work; vitello tonnato, baccala mantecato and seafood risotto are natural matches. Served cool it makes a fine aperitivo.
12.5% ABV, fermented cool in stainless steel and held back from malolactic to keep its freshness.
Drink it young, within two to three years of the vintage, while its pear and citrus fruit and crisp acidity are at their best. It is not a wine to cellar.
UK merchants list the 2022 and 2024 vintages at roughly 15 to 18 pounds a bottle, placing it in the everyday Langhe white tier.
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