Le Piane "Mimmo" Colline Novaresi 2020

Le Piane "Mimmo" Colline Novaresi 2020A blend of 60% Nebbiolo, 30% Croatina and 10% Vespolina, Le Piane winemaker Christoph Kunzli calls this his baby Boca and its easy to understand why. If youre looking for a Nebbiolo based wine that doesnt need years of cellaring before its ready to drink, the Mimmo is a particularly delicious option. Most impressive to me is the wines complexity, with notes of Earl Grey tea, dried orange rind, sage and cedar surrounding a dense core of blackberry and

but also to protect against wildfires and improve yields and quality

Making of: This season the fruit was picked a little riper and destemmed

When Frederico visited our shop in June of 2024

and natural wine in Virginia

He's scaled back his production and given up most of his acreage to his son Baptiste

This is a steal for under $20

Stored in a professional temperature controlled facility

The best bottles have been 'rescued' and relabled for these limited releases

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fuses naturally with the full-bodied palate

and Frühroter Veltliner

Using the structured wines of Nemea as reference