Prinsi il Nespolo Langhe Arneis

Piedmont

White wine

Grape Arneis

The Langhe, together with the Monferrato and the Roero, forms the heart of Piemonte. It is the main area of origin of the Piedmont culinary tradition, the world-famous Piedmontese cuisine

The famous Piedmontese white truffle (Tuber magnatum) plays an important role in this, which is almost exclusively found in the Langhe and is highly sought after because of its refined taste. The main city of the Langhe is Alba and that is also the center of the truffle trade.

The Langhe also contains some of the most important and famous wine regions in Italy, such as the Barolo and the Barbaresco. Besides these, the Dogliani is also an important wine region, and there are various DOCG and DOC wines that can come from (almost) the entire Langhe.

The most important red wine appellation is the Barbera d'Alba DOC , under which very great wines are also made.

Grape variety Arneis

Arneis (or nebbiolo bianco or bianchetta d'Alba) is an autochthonous white grape variety from Piedmont that can be found in the Roero and Langhe area. Some sources claim that arneis is many centuries old, yet the oldest written record of this Grape only dates from 1877.

Arneis used to be very often blended with nebbiolo to soften the latter a bit, hence the synonym of white nebbiolo. It is a luxuriant growing variety that needs to be kept in check to obtain quality fruit. It is sometimes a difficult Grape for winegrowers, because it is rather sensitive to powdery mildew

Piemonte, which means 'foot of the mountain', together with Tuscany is the reference for Italy as a wine country. Piedmont is hilly and lies between various mountain ranges that protect Piedmont against the maritime climate. The variety of wines in this area is very large.

Piedmont has dozens of DOC and many different wines are made in this area . Most of these wines are red and are mainly made from the Nebbiolo Grape . Most grape varieties planted in Piedmont are of indigenous origin. In addition to the Nebbiolo , the grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon , Sangiovese , Freisa, Barbera, Merlot Moscato Nero and Pinot Nero are also used from the blue grapes.

Of the white grapes, the types of Barbera Bianca, Chardonnay , Sauvignon , Riesling and Pinot Bianco are used. Piemonte is currently the market leader of the sparkling wines Asti Spumante and Moscato d'Asti..

The Lequio family owns the Prinsi winery, located in Neive - Piemonte, known locally as Langa (in the Barbaresco growing area).

The family has been running the business for three generations; Daniele's grandfather Ottavio started bottling his own grapes in the late 1940s.

Franco, the son of Ottavio (Daniele's father), always had a special bond with the land and in 1967 - just turned 16 - he joined the family business and decided to devote himself entirely to winemaking.

After working for many years with the valuable help of his wife Silvana, together they have redefined the course of the winery: devoting a lot of time and attention to the actual cultivation of the grapes - which they consider to be the only starting point to become great wines and continuing their education, earning an in-depth knowledge of soil and grapes.

In 1999, Franco and Silvana's son, Daniele, also started working at the winery - having just finished his studies as a qualified agronomist.

Daniele is a young farmer who is passionate about his work and the Langhe area where he grew up; fully convinced of the great result that his grapes can display. His ultimate goal is to create wines to remember.

Today, as in the past, this enthusiastically committed family seeks to maintain a strong bond with their territory and to transfer this uniqueness to their wines. They have managed to establish their wines well in the international market, thus having a well-developed trade network with several European and overseas countries.

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