Name: Le Pianelle: Al Forte DOC 2016, Coste della Sesia Rosso
Brand: piemont express
SKU: LP-AF-2016
Price: 29.50 EUR
Availability: InStock

Alkohol

13.5 % vol

Rebsorten

Nebbiolo
Croatina
Vespolina

Region

Piedmont

2016 was the first vintage of the second red wine, alongside the Bramaterra, from Le Pianelle. It is a fresh, fruity interpretation of the Nebbiolo, Croatina, and Vespolina grapes, with a higher proportion of Croatina. The winery is more aligned with the traditional varietal profile of the Bramaterra region. Spontaneous fermentation is followed by maceration and aging in French oak, as well as a year in the bottle, before the Al Forte is ready for customers after a total of three years.

Abgefüllt durch

Le Pianelle
Via Forte, 25, 13862 Brusnengo BI, Italy

Allergene

Enthält Sulfite

Winzer

Le Pianelle

In Alto Piemonte, you will find this, unfortunately, still only a hidden gem in Germany.

The winery, founded by Dr. Dieter Heuskel, focuses in Brusnengo on reviving the DOC Bramaterra. Once a world-famous growing area for top wines, the cultural heritage was somewhat lost during industrialization.

Now, after Alto Piemonte has already been considered a "hidden gem" in the USA for years, larger wineries have also started, firmly relying on climate change, to grow wine in Alto Piemonte and no longer only in Barolo or Barbaresco.

From the USA, the current 2023 vintage of Al Posto dei Fioris was rated with a proud 93 points by the second largest wine publication based there.

There, the hard work of the highly knowledgeable team assembled and staying together since the beginning at the winery - mainly consisting of Cristiano Garella, Andrea Zanetta, and Fabio Zambolin - has been appreciated with good ratings for years.

While in Germany probably a fraction of a percent of wine drinkers know what to make of Alto Piemonte...

Definitely try it sometime. The 2016 vintage of the top red wine Bramaterra is already sold out. (Except in a vertical box exclusively here at Piemont Express)

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