Three affordable bottles from an iconic winery

Matthew Jukes tips three satisfying and eminently affordable bottles.

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2016 Roero Arneis, Bruno Giacosa, Piemonte, Italy (£24, ArmitWines.co.uk).

In less than a month's time I head off for my favourite five days of the year my annual Piemonte tour. I will taste every serious Barolo and Barbaresco I can find and add the notes to my ever-expanding Piemonte Report. By the time I return there will be more than 1,000 tastings notes for you to peruse.

A meeting I particularly look forward to is with Bruna Giacosa, Bruno Giacosa's daughter and the creator of some magical wines. I won't bang on about the phenomenal and hugely expensive "red label" Riservas, but point you instead to three satisfying and eminently affordable bottles from this iconic winery.

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First, my featured white, the glacially cool and nerve-tingling Roero Arneis. This is the model for this grape worldwide and it is the most awesome aperitif whitefor those of you with a desire to shock and reward at the same time. Second, 2016 Dolcetto d'Alba Bruno Giacosa (£19.80, Armit) is a bright, forward, red cherry-kissed wine that smashes dreary cru Beaujolais and sullen Bourgogne Rouge with its daring and panache.

Finally, the entry level nebbiolo in the pack is 2015 Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore Bruno Giacosa (£38.00, Armit). This shows you a glimpse of the great work that this winery does. It is drinking now and is vital, invigorating and a perfect example of this estate's unquestionable excellence.

Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year (MatthewJukes.com).

Matthew Jukes
Matthew Jukes

Matthew Jukes has worked in the UK wine business for well over three decades and during this time has written 14 wine books.  

Matthew regularly lectures, judges, speaks at wine conferences and runs masterclass tastings for both corporate and private clients all over the world. Matthew is also the creator of his ground-breaking initiative, the One Day Wine School, an indulgent day of tasting and learning first performed in 2006.

He has been the MoneyWeek wine correspondent since 2006 and has written a weekly column for the Daily Mail’s Weekend Magazine since 1999. His four highly-acclaimed, annual wine reports – the Burgundy En Primeur Report, the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Piemonte Report and the 100 Best Australian Wines – are published on his website, www.matthewjukes.com.

Matthew is one of the world’s leading experts on Australian wine and, with Brisbane-based wine writer Tyson Stelzer, runs an annual competition in Australia to find ‘The Great Australian Red’.  He was made Honorary Australian of the Year in the UK at the 2012 Australia Day Foundation Gala dinner. 

Matthew is a winner of the International Wine and Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year Trophy.  His thoughts, recommendations and tastings notes are followed very closely by the wine world at large.

 

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