Cantina D’Arcy

Domaine Profile

  • Vigneron: Tom Myers
  • Location: Montforte d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy
  • Surface Area: 1.0 ha (2.47 ac)
  • Variety: Nebbiolo, Dolcetto
  • Viticulture: Sustainable, organic (not certified), biodynamic inputs, no herbicides or pesticides, low yields, Guyot-Poussard pruning, no hedging some years, 4,500 vines/ha, native cover crops, compost treatments.
  • Vinification: 0-100% whole cluster, ambient yeast fermentation (sometimes with pied de cuve) in open-top tanks, pump-overs and some punch-downs, aged for 11-22 months in concrete tanks, barrels and 7.5-15 hL botti, some cuvées aged for additional time in bottles, no racking, no fining or filtration.