Le Pianelle is a young winery with a quickly growing reputation for elegant, terroir-driven wines. In 2004 Dieter Heuskel and Peter Dipoli bought an abandoned vineyard in northern Piedmont and went to work replanting it. They acquired more parcels and now own nearly 10 acres planted to Nebbiolo, Piedmont’s star, and two lesser known indigenous grapes, Croatina and Vespolina. Le Pianelle makes only two wines and its flagship is Bramatera, a blend of Nebbiolo, Croatina and Vespolina. The estate also makes Al Posto dei Friori, a Rosato made from the same three red grapes blended for Bramatera. Gambero Rosso has complimented Le Pianelle for its “limited but highly studied selection of wines,” and typically awards both the estate’s wines 2 bicchieri, one of the journal’s highest accolades.