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Pio Cesare Barolo 2019

Pio Cesare Barolo

2019
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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti14.5%

The wine

Pio Cesare's Barolo is a classic product which matures for over three years both in French oak barriques and larger barrels, ideally combining tradition and innovation. The result is a balanced wine, characterised by firm but measured tannins, a frank and ready interpretation of this extraordinary Nebbiolo. On nose it successfully achieves harmony between sweet notes of dried plum and jam and fresher notes, including balsamic and liquorice, while the taste is clean, refined and persistent, approachable in youth but extraordinarily fulfilling.

What does this wine taste like?

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic
View
Rosso granato
Bouquet
Complex / Sugar plums / Spices / Balsamic notes
Mouth
Fresh / Tannino elegante / Persistent / Pronto

Drinking and storing

Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC

Food pairing

embutidos-y-jamon
Sausages and ham
cocidos-y-potajes
Stews and casseroles
carnes-rojas
Red meat
caza
Game
quesos-curados
Cured cheeses
brasa
Roast meats

Piccione / Fagiano arrosto / Filetto con i fichi / Brasato al Barolo

Ratings and awards

201995 PK
201893 PK17 JR94 SK90 WS
201794+ PK16 JR95 SK93 WS
201695 PK16.5 JR95 SK91 WS
201594 PK17 JR96 SK91 WS
201493 PK
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis robinsonSK: SucklingWS: Wine spectator

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker and Suckling

Traditionalists happily fall back to this wine from Pio Cesare. This historic winery, now in its fifth generation and located within the city limits of Alba, takes care to shape a classic interpretation without too many extra bells or whistles. The fact that Pio Cesare now has the flashier Barolo Ornato and the newly created Barolo Mosconi, only gives more importance to this wine. The Pio Cesare 2016 Barolo offers deep, dark fruit with a mingling of spice, smoke, tar and smoke. This wine represents a blend of fruit from five comuni, or villages: Cascina Ornato, La Serra and Briccolina in Serralunga d'Alba; Gustava and Garretti in Grinzane Cavour; Roncaglie in La Morra; Ravera in Novello; and starting with the 2015 vintage, Mosconi in Monforte d’Alba. An ample 60,000 bottles were produced.

— Monica Larner (23/07/2020)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2016 - 95 PARKER

Aromas of spicy red cherries on a loamy underlay, together with savory twists of forest floor and walnut shell. Some orange rind, too. Full-bodied with very fine, firm and silky tannins and lots of long, focused fruit and spice flavor. Good structure for 2018. Needs a year or two to fully knit together. Best from 2024.

— James Suckling (02/10/2022)JamesSuckling.com Vintage 2018 - 94 SUCKLING

Customer reviews

4.5/5
13 reviews
Vintage:

Winemaking

Vinification materialStainless steel
Ageing period36 months
Barrel ageMostly new
Type of woodSlavonian oak / French oak
Clarification and filtrationNot clarified

Vineyards

SoilCalcareous-clay
ClimateContinental
YieldsLow yields

The winery

Pio Cesare

Pio Cesare

Active for five generations, Pio Cesare is one of the most historic wineries in Alba and the entire Langhe area. Built along the Roman walls of ancient Alba, the winery has been active since 1881. The team, today decidedly modernized but still managed by the family, takes care of 70 hectares of vineyards, located in the Barolo and Barbaresco area. The range, based on a recognizable and traditional style, with touches of modernity which is fare from radical, provides wine lovers...

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