2011 Le Piane

Le Piane's 2011 Piane Vino Rosso (formerly Colline Novaresi) presents an unusual level of ripeness, intensity and unctuousness for the appellation. Black stone fruit, grilled herb, smoke, tobacco and licorice all take on shades of opulence and inkiness. Flamboyant and deeply personal in style, the 2011 possesses remarkable intensity and a level of ripeness that appears pushed to the extreme, with Amarone-like texture and rich, jammy flavors. The 2011 is compelling, but it is also very much on the eccentric side of things.