2020 Matteo Correggia Roero Arneis 

 We considers ourselves Arneis snobs, if there really is such a thing.  But we get to taste so many, and there are so many that are so, well, meh out there.  It’s wonderful to taste the best, though, and Correggia’s has been a benchmark for decades.  I first tasted this 2019 with the late Matteo’s son, Giovanni, on a sunny patio overlooking the Alps surrounded by great friends and it couldn’t have been a better wine at a better time!  Light, fresh and crisp, there is still a solid underpinning of serious minerality and oomph lurking underneath.  Trying it again recently (under more clinical conditions) I can say that the extra time in bottle has only done more to bring out its myriad complex flavors.  Yes, this is the ultimate in flexible, food friendly and really delicious Arneis!  My wife says we have to get a case.  You should too!