“Piane” Vino Rosso 2023 · MAGNUM

Le Piane | Piedmont
Le Piane srl s.a. | Via Cerri, 10 | IT 28010 Boca

05462723 · 1,5 l · 72,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping6 units available

There are wines that bear the name of their place. And there is this one – it bears the name of the beginning. "Campo delle Piane" was the name of the half hectare of land that Antonio Cerri farmed into old age, when the world around him had long since given up. When Christoph Künzli took over this inheritance at the end of the nineties, it became Le Piane. The wine, which today is simply called Piane, is the essence of this original story – and a tribute to an almost forgotten grape variety: Croatina. The grapes come from the estate's oldest plots, planted between 1910 and 1920 on the hills of Montalbano, Traversagna and Santuario. Centenary roots that reach deep into the volcanic porphyry. Fermented spontaneously, six days on the skins, then matured for two years – first in tonneaux, then in large Slavonian oak vats. No filtration, no intervention. Just time.

The darkest wine of the house appears in the glass: deep ruby red with violet reflections, almost impenetrable. Blackberry and blueberry on the nose, plus tobacco, undergrowth and a hint of smoke. On the palate, the Croatina shows what it can do if you take it seriously: Dense, velvety, with fine tannins and a minerality reminiscent of volcanic earth. The finish is long, earthy, with the bittersweet aftertaste that is characteristic of this terroir. Only 6,000 bottles. A wine for those who understand that greatness is sometimes hidden. SUPERIORE.DE