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5218 Lawton Avenue
Oakland, CA 94114

510-654-9159

Oliver McCrum Wines has been importing small production Italian wine and distributing to fine retail and restaurant establishes throughout California since 1994. Over time, our portfolio of producers has steadily grown to over 45 producers from 15 different regions of Italy. We look for typical Italian wines with clarity and freshness, usually made from indigenous Italian grape varieties using clean, transparent winemaking techniques and no obvious use of oak. 

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Le Pianelle Makes Vinous Top 100

Michele Boscia

"Le Pianelle is one of the great recent success stories of Alto Piemonte. Over time, they expanded their vineyard holdings and brought in talented winemaker Cristiano Garella, who has since been joined by Fabio Zambolin. The 2019 Bramaterra is magnificent. Soaring in its intensity, the 2019 is immediately captivating.” -Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Cristiano Garella made a big splash in California this past week, sharing his Nebbiolo-based Le Pianelle wines in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Not only was he a star at all of our tasting events, his 2019 Le Pianelle Bramaterra made the Vinous Top 100 Wines of 2024, coming in at #78.

As Oliver himself wrote in a recent web piece: "These are some of the best bottles from Alto Piemonte. The endless complexity of Nebbiolo is obvious here; the stems add interesting non-fruit notes, such as tea-leaf, to the abundant fruit and spices; it’s a Kaleidoscope of wild strawberry, orange-peel, Ceylon cinnamon, and mineral notes (especially iron) that are particular to this very unusual soil. Anyone who loves great Nebbiolo should try them."

Thank you for showing us the light, Cristiano!

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