Fontanabianca, Arneis, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy 2024

100% Arneis

A straw yellow with greenish color. Intense nose, bouquet of fresh fruit and flowers. Excellent with fish and vegetables, or as an apéritif.

Nestled in the postcard-perfect village of Neive, Fontanabianca is everything lovable about Barbaresco: steep hills, legendary crus, and a next-gen winemaker who’s absolutely killing it. Matteo Pola, the brains (and boots) in the cellar, took over from his father Aldo, one of the area’s most respected growers. While Aldo still tends the vines, Matteo crafts wines that are as precise as they are poetic. 

The winery’s name, “white fountain," comes from a natural spring visible from the estate. But the real magic is in the soil: white limestone that gives the wines their signature lift and length. 

Matteo’s approach marries time-honored methods with a modern edge—think stainless steel fermentation and aging in big ol’ botti. The result? Wines that whisper of the past but speak fluent now.