2023 Giacomo Boveri Piazzera Derthona

The flagship cru from Boveri.  Only produced when Giacomo sees fit.  There was no 2020 or 2021 despite these also being excellent vintages at Boveri.

Crystalline release here – so pure.  Gentle texture of wet slate with a little mid palate texture (although more to come with age). Nervy & lithe.  Lemon, lime & lovely salinity. It's superb & a watershed release for Piazzera.

This cru in some ways is a hybrid of the Munta & Lacrime stylistically.  It has some of the stony character of the former & some of the citrus elements of the latter – yet it’s still very much its own thing.