Red
Plinius
By Le Piane, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
A Boca DOC that came from an accidental hot fermentation and five years in wood, named for Pliny the Elder. Ageing potential over 20 years; 14% vol. Produced in 2007 and 2017 (1,998 and 2,400 bottles plus magnums).
Tasting notes
Slightly more intense ruby, finer nose with marine notes, less leather and more finesse. Citrus of Boca (grapefruit, bergamot, blood orange), bitter herbs, Mediterranean aromatics and a minty breeze; very dense texture, marine freshness, sanguine and iron notes, exceptional savouriness.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Boca DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo, Vespolina
- Production area
- Boca
- Vinification
- Born from a batch of Nebbiolo fermented in an insulated open steel tank: the must reached 38 degrees and fermentation stopped with 12 g/l residual sugar. Racked on day 30, kept warm at about 20 degrees until January, when the sugars were consumed. Five years in wood, softened with Vespolina, then a long rest in bottle.