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Location: Vezza d’Alba and Castellinaldo (CN)
Hectares (estate-owned): 55
Altitude: from 210 to 290m a.s.l.
Facing: south, south-east, south-west
Soil: 51% clay, 31% silt, 18% sand; pH 8
Year of planting: 1987, 1996
Grape-variety: 100% Arneis
Stock: 1103 paulsen, S04
Plants per hectare: 4300
Buds per hectare: 40000
One out of every five bottles of Arneis produced in Piedmont bears the
elegant Blangè label designed by Silvio Coppola, proving the great success
achieved by the Ceretto white, which made its début in 1985 when the first
vineyard of approximately 3.5 hectares was purchased. It was an immediate hit,
and this led to the Blangé farm being rapidly expanded with the acquisition
of 10 more hectares in Vezza. In 1987, the new winery was inaugurated in Alba
(on the Monsordo Bernardina estate), equipped with a fully-computerized fermentation
system. This allows the wine-making process in each single tank to be controlled
on a real-time basis, and to pre-set technical parameters, alternating hot and
cold temperatures, and maintaining a certain degree of overpressure inside the
tanks. Early in 1996, the addition of the San Carlo estate extended the property
to a total of 135 acres in the villages of Vezza and Castellinaldo.
A 40% cryoextraction, with different durations and temperatures depending
on the condition of the grapes, is followed by the use of new cold processing
techniques in steel tanks. The temperature is controlled by means of a central
computerized system, which guarantees uniform development of the wine by intervening
on the biometabolism of the yeasts.
Arneis is a native varietal which produces a very fruity wine with hints
of pears and apples. Its fragrance and flavor are also enhanced by the small
amount of CO2 kept from the fermentation, which also helps to make up for the
variety’s low acidity.
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