# Plinius (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-plinius).

- **Producer:** Le Piane
- **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.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

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.