Le Piane Boca DOC, 2016 (1.5L) Merlot This wine is made of

This wine is made of 40% Grenache Blanc

From a two-and-a-half-hectare vineyard of that name

The hills of Rufina and Pomino are high enough to allow the grapes to develop juicy acidity from warm days and cool nights

Domaine Rollin Pere et Fils 'Les Cloux' Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc is a well-situated site relfecting a solid limestone-soil character

and is known for producing Chianti with freshness and elegance

Le Piane Boca DOC, 2016 (1.5L) Merlot This wine is made ofI ALWAYS forget this wine until I am reminded and, oh THEN. This Alto Piemontese wine sits in a class of its own. Cooler temperatures, rustic tannin, and beguiling fruit send this bottling straight to the cellar for potentially decades of development or, with a decant, RIGHT to the dinner table tonight with something braised. In a word, special. Antonio Galloni 94 96 Points The 2016 Boca opens with an explosion of heady floral and savory aromatics.