Ceretto
Ceretto's Blangé is the Langhe Arneis that revived the grape: 100% Arneis from Roero, fermented in steel with no oak. Expect white flowers, pear, citrus and a saline, fresh-almond finish. A Piedmontese white to drink young and chilled.
Drafted from Ceretto's steel-only vinification and the drinker consensus across roughly 20,000 Vivino ratings: a fresh, floral Roero Arneis built on citrus, orchard fruit and a saline mineral core.
Ceretto ferments Blangé in stainless steel with no oak, and it shows: white acacia flower and orchard pear lift first, then white peach and a tropical note that Arneis picks up on the Roero's sandy soils. A graphite-mineral thread sits underneath.
Lemon
Acacia
Green Apple
Pear
Pineapple
White peach
Flint
AlmondDry and light-bodied, with the brisk acidity and saline sapidity that Arneis around Vezza d'Alba and Castellinaldo holds. Green apple and lemon drive the mid-palate, while a brief pre-fermentation skin contact adds a little texture without weight.
It closes on citrus and fresh almond, the gentle bitter-almond twist that marks Roero Arneis, clean and savoury rather than sweet.
This is the wine that revived Arneis and built Ceretto's name for white Langhe: an everyday-fresh, food-flexible white for its first two or three years. Falstaff scored the 2025 at 91 points, and across roughly 20,000 Vivino ratings drinkers consistently praise its citrus-and-orchard charm and value. Serve young and chilled.
Blangé sells in the UK at roughly 23 to 28 pounds across the 2024 and 2025 vintages, both standard 750ml bottles. Svinando and Millesima currently stock it.
Scored across six dimensions: a food-friendly, beginner-approachable Arneis that rewards everyday drinking far more than the cellar.
Fresh, versatile and modestly priced, Blangé is made for everyday and aperitivo drinking rather than the cellar.
A textbook, easy-drinking expression of indigenous Arneis with no oak or tannin to negotiate, ideal for newcomers to Italian whites.
High acidity, a saline finish and no oak make Blangé a flexible table white across antipasti, seafood and fresh cheese.
At about 23 pounds with 91-point Falstaff scores and strong drinker value reviews, Blangé over-delivers for a benchmark Arneis.
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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Both current vintages are fresh, steel-aged whites for early drinking. Falstaff scored the 2025 at 91 points; the 2024 took 91 from both Falstaff and Doctor Wine.
A fresh, aromatic young release of Blangé, steel-fermented for crunch. Falstaff scored it 91 points. Drink it now and through 2028 while its citrus and white-flower lift are brightest.
A well-balanced Roero Arneis vintage for Blangé, awarded 91 points by both Falstaff and Doctor Wine. Already drinking well; best enjoyed by 2027 before the fruit softens.
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.
Ceretto's Blangé is the wine that revived Arneis and proved white wine belonged in a Langhe long given over to Nebbiolo. The fruit comes from 80 hectares around Vezza d'Alba and Castellinaldo in the Roero.
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.
Blangé draws solely on Arneis grown around Vezza d'Alba and Castellinaldo; dedicated Roero hillside fruit costs more than blended Langhe bianco material.
As the benchmark that put Arneis back on the map, Ceretto's Blangé carries a recognised-name premium over anonymous Langhe whites at 23 to 28 pounds.
Fermenting in steel with no barrel programme keeps barrique and cellar costs out of the price, holding Blangé well below Ceretto's oak-aged reds.
Blangé is sold within a year of harvest, so little capital is tied up in extended cellar ageing, unlike a Barolo held four years or more.
At 2026 rates UK still-wine duty adds 2.67 pounds a bottle before 20% VAT, roughly 6.50 pounds of tax on a 26-pound bottle sold in Britain.
Shipping, UK importer margin and distribution add cost to every bottle of Blangé reaching shelves at Svinando or Millesima.
Dishes that complement this wine
Blangé's brisk acidity and saline finish cut richness and lift delicate dishes, from vitello tonnato and fonduta to raw fish and butter-and-truffle tajarin.
Blangé's high acidity slices through the tuna-and-caper richness of vitello tonnato and the fried dough of gnocco fritto, resetting the palate between bites. Its saline edge echoes cured-meat salt.
Try with: Vitello Tonnato · Gnocco fritto · Insalata Caprese · More pairings →
The wine's white-flower and fresh-almond aromatics bridge to the butter and shaved truffle of tajarin, a pairing the Langhe table leans on. Its light body keeps the dish delicate.
Try with: Tajarin al Tartufo · Truffle risotto · Agnolotti del Plin · More pairings →
Arneis acidity cuts the cream and fontina fat of a Piedmontese fonduta, while its gentle aromatics avoid burying the cheese. It works the same trick with young fresh cheeses.
Try with: Fonduta · Insalata Caprese · fresh cheeses · More pairings →
The saline, mineral cut of Blangé mirrors the brine of oysters and raw seafood, and its low body lets delicate crudo and tartare speak. Citrus on the finish stands in for a squeeze of lemon.
Try with: Sea bass carpaccio · Salmon tartare · Oysters · Crab
Light-bodied and fresh, Blangé matches the weight of a pumpkin or radicchio risotto and summer vegetable salads without flattening them, its acidity keeping each forkful lively.
Try with: Pumpkin risotto · Radicchio risotto · Insalata Caprese · More pairings →
Big chilli heat scorches Blangé's delicate aromatics and makes its acidity feel sharp, while slow-braised red meats simply bury this light white. Save it for fresher, lighter plates.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Sichuan chilli beef · Beef stew · Pairing guide →
Short answer: no. Blangé is bottled for freshness and drinks best within two to three years; there is no upside to laying it down. Buy the current vintage and drink it young.
Peak around 2026. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
Built for freshness and bottled without oak; there is no ageing upside, so it sits at the bottom of the cellar scale.
£22.90 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 · MediumBlangé is a dry white wine from Piedmont, made entirely from Arneis grown in the Roero hills. Ceretto ferments it in stainless steel with no oak, so it stays fresh, floral and citrus-driven.
Expect white flowers and orchard pear on the nose, then crisp green apple, lemon and a saline mineral edge on a light body. It closes on citrus and the fresh-almond note typical of Roero Arneis.
Its bright acidity suits Piedmontese antipasti like vitello tonnato, raw fish and seafood, fonduta and fresh cheeses, and butter-and-truffle tajarin. It also works as an aperitivo.
Drink it young. Blangé is built for freshness, at its best within two to three years of the vintage, served chilled at 8 to 10 C.
Yes. At around 23 to 28 pounds in the UK it is widely rated one of the most reliable Arneis, scoring 91 points at Falstaff for the 2025 and holding a 4.0 average across roughly 20,000 Vivino ratings.
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