Le Piane 2020 Novaresi Rosso ‘Mimmo’ Piemonte Continuing my love affair with

Continuing my love affair with 2020 Barolo

We skip the whites and head straight to Toscana with a smooth and earthy red from ancient Carmingnano

this Ciliegiolo is one punchy red hailing from the hills outside Pisa

cinchona bark

Le Piane 2020 Novaresi Rosso ‘Mimmo’ Piemonte Continuing my love affair withLe Piane Mimmo is a vibrant Nebbiolo blend grown from little Boca in northern Piemonte. Boca reds have such finesse on the palate, showing layered red fruit, good backbone and lots of acidity. There is bit of savory spice on the nose from the old volcanic soils throughout this area. Le Piane is an old estate, active back in the day when few winemakers worked the hills of Boca. Purchased in 1988 from an old winemaker who spent his life improving the