With 13% alcohol, this 2015 Luca Bosio Arneis from the Langhe in Italy’s northern Piedmont region scored 18 gold medal points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. At five years old, it is flowery dried fruit with great mouth-refreshing acidity. The wine comes from the foothills of the Alps.
Served with a veal dish, the wine quickly became the focal point of the meal. Arneis, I think, is the best white wine from Italy and never fails to impress.
The Luca Bosio cost about $15, and that’s remarkable for a wine with apricot and peach notes, and a lingering pineapple aroma that runs into the aftertaste. It finishes clean and refreshing. It’s a great food white. Seek it out, and let it rest for just a few years.
It’s worth the short wait. In Vino Veritas.
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