# Boca (Le Piane)

> Red, Boca DOC by [Le Piane](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/le-piane.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/le-piane-boca).

- **Producer:** Le Piane
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Boca DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 85%, Vespolina 15%
- **Production area:** Boca
- **Soil:** Porphyritic gravel of volcanic origin, pink in colour and rich in minerals, with no organic matter or chalk
- **Exposure:** South
- **Vineyard planting:** Old vineyards (30-50 years) at Traversagna, in Prato Sesia and at Le Piane (Antonio Cerri's old vineyard); newer vineyards (planted 1998-2004) at Mottosergo, Meridiana, Valvecchi and Traversagna. Guyot, 5,000 plants per hectare, 6.0 hectares in all; yield about 3,000-4,000 kg per hectare.
- **Vinification:** Long fermentation on the skins (about 30 days, maceration up to 40 days) in open steel and wooden casks of 2,000-3,000 litres with native yeast, skins punched down by hand once a day. Pressed wine joins the free-run wine in oak barrels of 2,000-3,000 litres for 3-4 years, malolactic fermentation in spring in cask, bottled unfiltered and unfined, then 6 months in bottle before sale.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Boca DOC from Nebbiolo and Vespolina on porphyry gravel, aged 3-4 years in large oak barrels and bottled unfiltered. Can age 10-20 years; 10,000-15,000 bottles on average, first made in 1998.

## Tasting notes

Ripe forest fruits, violets, tobacco and dried herbs with hints of balsam and citrus. Power and silky elegance on the palate, with a slightly noble, bitter final note.

## Food pairings

White meat, birds, game, braised meat and cheese.