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“Maggiorina” Rosso 2022
The Maggiorina vineyards in the municipality of Boca and Prato Sesia are situated at altitudes between 400 and 450 metres. The vines are now between 40 and 100 years old. Behind the name Maggiorina lies an ancient heritage of vineyard cultivation dating back to Roman times. The cultivation of vines in the hills of Novara was already mentioned by Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) in his "storia naturalis". For centuries, the maggiorina system was the only way of planting vineyards in Boca: three vines develop in the four cardinal directions and form a square like a goblet (quadretto maggiorino).
read more- Grape Variety: 80% Nebbiolo, 20% Croatina, Vespolina and Other Autochthonous Varieties
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months stainless steel
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 26,00 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,80 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 55 mg/l
- pH value: 3,60
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Nebbiolo Colli Novaresi DOC 2023
The concept is as simple as it is ingenious: Christoph Künzli wanted to create a Nebbiolo that is fresh and easy to drink, whose beguiling sweetness and richness is convincing right up to the last sip and which nevertheless represents the Alto Piemonte in a typical and unmistakable way. The convincing result is fresh, with a rich bouquet of berries and flowers, crisp and velvety in the mouth. Be sure to enjoy it a little cooler and you will be surprised how quickly the bottle is empty! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 9 months stainless steel
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2030+
- Closure: natural corks
- Total extract: 29,55 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,79 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 59 mg/l
- pH value: 3,55
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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”βιαηκΩ" Vino Bianco 2023
βιαηκΩ is a highly precise white wine made from Erbaluce grapes from the Boca micro-region, which is so rare and popular that it is allocated every year. Matured in large oak barrels and acacia casks, this wonderfully fresh and independent white wine has found its best form with this vintage. It is well-structured, with good length, a rich, floral bouquet and full of charm. The fresh acidity on the finish makes the wine savoury and long. Flavours of wild alpine herbs and pears with a hint of exotic fruits are framed by a creamy texture and lead into a long-lasting final. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Heirloom
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months tonneau
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2030+
- Closure: natural corks
- Total extract: 23,58 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,08 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,79 g/l
- Sulfite: 66 mg/l
- pH value: 3,47
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Mimmo” Rosso 2019
Mimmo is a triumvirate of the wonderful autochthonous grape varieties Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Croatina from 100-year-old vineyards on Montalbano and Santuario porphyry soils at an altitude of 500 metres. The Nebbiolo parcels come from the same vineyards as the cult wine Boca and are harvested and processed according to the same quality principles. The division between Boca and Mimmo is made by tasting the lots after two years of ageing in large wooden barrels.
read more- Grape Varieties: 70% Nebbiolo, 25% Croatina, 5% Vespolina
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 24 months tonneau
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2030+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 27,00 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,70 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,09 g/l
- Sulfite: 55 mg/l
- pH value: 3,60
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Mimmo” Rosso 2020
Mimmo is a triumvirate of the wonderful autochthonous grape varieties Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Croatina from vines up to 100 years old on Montalbano and Santuario porphyry soils at an altitude of 500 metres. The Nebbiolo parcels come from the same vineyards as the cult wine Boca and are harvested and processed according to the same quality principles. The division between Boca and Mimmo is made by tasting after two years of ageing in large wooden barrels.
read more- Grape Varieties: 70% Nebbiolo, 25% Croatina, 5% Vespolina
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 24 months tonneau
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2031+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 29,35 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,79 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,05 g/l
- Sulfite: 56 mg/l
- pH value: 3,51
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Limitation of 4 articles per customer“Piane” Rosso 2020
The stunning Piane Rosso comes from 1.5 hectares of vineyards in the municipalities of Boca and Prato Sesia. These are old, rediscovered vineyards between 50 and 100 years old, whose plants were cultivated using the historic "Maggiorina system". Vineyards that can only be cultivated by hand. The exposed location on a hill ensures constant aeration, the soils are made of porphyry gravel of volcanic origin and are poor in organic matter and without lime.
read more- Grape Varieties: 95% Croatina, 5% Vespolina
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 24 months tonneau/double barrique 450l
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 14,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2035+
- Closure: natural corks
- Total extract: 28,00 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,50 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,00 g/l
- Sulfite: 55 mg/l
- pH value: 3,60
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Eós” Vino Bianco 2020
Only 2,500 bottles of the debut vintage were filled. Eós, named after the Greek goddess of dawn, is the result of a selection of the best Erbaluce grapes from our own vineyards on the volcanic porphyry soils of Boca. The grapes were pressed slowly with a vertical press (torchio) without being crushed or destemmed (whole bunch press). The juice was then poured into large Slavonian oak barrels, where it was aged on the lees for a year. This was followed by a further year of refinement in the barrel and in the bottle. Eós is rich, complex, creamy, with a long mineral finish and a fresh acidity that keeps it in marvellous harmony. One of the very great and rare white wines of Alto Piemonte. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Heirloom
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months tonneau on the fine lees
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2034+
- Closure: natural corks
- Total extract: 24,78 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,05 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,41 g/l
- Sulfite: 69 mg/l
- pH value: 3,45
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Boca” Rosso Boca DOC 2019
The grapes for Christoph Künzli's top wine come from the best small vineyards in the Boca DOC. The soils there consist of humus-poor porphyry of Vucan origin with a slightly red colour and are rich in salts and minerals. This minerality of the soil and the distinctive structure and class of the Nebbiolo grape combine in the winery's flagship wine to create an expressive, ingenious dream of a wine that has long enjoyed cult status among connoisseurs.
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Nebbiolo, 15% Vespolina
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 36‑48 months tonneau
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2036+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 30,25 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,90 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,04 g/l
- Sulfite: 70 mg/l
- pH value: 3,35
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Plinius III” Rosso Boca DOC 2017
If you frequently take part in barrel tastings, you will know that the same wine can develop differently in each barrel. So far so good, because it is usually only nuances that equalise after bottling and further ageing in the bottle. In the case of the 2017 Boca, however, Christoph Künzli very quickly realised that the wine from one of his barrels had a greater complexity and at the same time a youthful exuberance, which impressed him so much that he quickly decided to wait to bottle this barrel. After a total of five years, he then bottled a Boca that not only opens up new facets, but also represents the terroir in a terrific way like no other. The result was a wine that he dedicated to Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD), who first mentioned the growing region in his "Naturalis Historia" ...
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Nebbiolo, 15% Vespolina
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 78 months tonneau
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2037+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 29,00 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,00 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,48 g/l
- Sulfite: 60 mg/l
- pH value: 3,60
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Boca” Rosso Boca DOC 2011 · MAGNUM
After a hot August and a relatively early harvest at the end of September, owner Christoph Künzli was more than surprised by the first barrel samples. Instead of a rather ripe, muscular red, he had a wine in his glass that could hardly be surpassed in elegance. Therefore, he opted for a longer ageing and the bottling took place only after 4 years of barrel ageing. The result is a soft, extremely complex wine with a drinkability that is further enhanced by its great texture.
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Nebbiolo, 15% Vespolina
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 48 months tonneau
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2034+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 28,05 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,80 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,95 g/l
- Sulfite: 58 mg/l
- pH value: 3,40
- Allergens
contains sulphites
“Boca” Rosso Boca DOC 2012 · MAGNUM
Boca 2012 is always a very harmonious, great wine and this year close to perfection. Balsamic notes on the nose, surrounded by a distinctive scent of small red berries and Amarena cherries. Very powerful in the mouth with a wonderfully stable acidity, which provides an irrepressible freshness. The primary aromas are dominated by blackberries, blackcurrants and ripe cherries. Smooth and powerful as it progresses, its sensory harmony as well as its potential are more than convincing.
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Nebbiolo, 15% Vespolina
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 48 months tonneau
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2035+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 25,05 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,68 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,10 g/l
- Sulfite: 57 mg/l
- pH value: 3,36
- Allergens
contains sulphites
“Plinius III” Rosso Boca DOC 2017 · MAGNUM in OWC
If you frequently take part in barrel tastings, you will know that the same wine can develop differently in each barrel. So far so good, because it is usually only nuances that equalise after bottling and further ageing in the bottle. In the case of the 2017 Boca, however, Christoph Künzli very quickly realised that the wine from one of his barrels had a greater complexity and at the same time a youthful exuberance, which impressed him so much that he quickly decided to wait to bottle this barrel. After a total of five years, he then bottled a Boca that not only opens up new facets, but also represents the terroir in a terrific way like no other. The result was a wine that he dedicated to Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD), who first mentioned the growing region in his "Naturalis Historia" ...
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Nebbiolo, 15% Vespolina
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 78 months tonneau
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2039+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 29,00 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,00 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,48 g/l
- Sulfite: 60 mg/l
- pH value: 3,60
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Christoph Künzli actually wanted to settle on Etna until he became aware of another unique wine region in northern Italy. The largely unknown Alto Piemonte reflects the true, historic home of Nebbiolo and was once considered the most progressive winegrowing region in Italy. From here, the noble grape variety is said to have made its way to the more southern, legendary hills of the Langhe.
150 years ago, the Nebbiolo wines of Alto Piemonte were even more important than the now world-famous Barolo. This area has a rich viticultural culture that was almost completely displaced due to early industrialization and its new economic priorities. The vineyards were gradually abandoned and taken over by the forest until only about 600 of the initial 40,000 hectares remained.
When the region reached its nadir, a small group of wine lovers provided new, hopeful prospects for the future: in 1998, Christoph Künzli took over the Le Piane winery in the village of Boca, Piedmont's easternmost and highest wine-growing region. At that time, he bought the south-facing vines at an altitude of 400 to 450 meters, including the wine cellar, from the last great Boca winemaker, Antonio Cerri.
Today, the Swiss-born vintner farms around ten hectares, more than five of which have been completely newly planted. He took over 80-100 year old vines planted according to the unique "Maggiorina" system, which dates back to before Roman times. This grapevine system combines four vines in one stalk, extending in the four cardinal directions, forming a chalice-like square that can provide precious shade.
The area is the dream of every winemaker, you can still discover there ideally aligned abandoned vineyards in the forest. The remaining vineyards are scattered in the gently sloping hills in the province of Novara, between Lake Orta and the Sesia River. Here, unlike in the Barolo or Barbaresco areas, Nebbiolo is not pressed as a single variety, but is blended with the autochthonous grape varieties Vespolina, Bonarda, Uva Rara or Croatina.
In the cool Alto Piemonte, the vines grow on loose porphyry soils of volcanic origin. Nestled between the first hills of the foothills of the Alps, these are protected from the cold mountain winds and produce particularly high quality grapes. Christoph's team of just five produces particularly fine fruity character wines from the indigenous grape varieties Nebbiolo, Vespolina, Croatina and Erbaluce, which are a credit to northern Piedmont viticulture.
The entire range possesses impressive depth, fruit and acidity, and delights both when young and after several years of aging in large Slavonian oak barrels. Christoph Künzli is convinced of one thing: "Alto Piemonte has great potential. Especially from Nebbiolo, one can create very distinctive wines here in special locations."
We too believe that the production of world-class wines in Alto Piemonte will soon take on a whole new significance. Against this background, we are extremely grateful that the talented Swiss has finally shelved his then plan to go to Sicily. SUPERIORE.DE
Facts
- Year of foundation: 1998
- Owners: Christoph Künzli
- Oenologists: Christoph Künzli
- Annual production: approx. 60,000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 10 hectares
- Natural viticulture