Barolo Mosconi 2021

Description

Still red from Piedmont, Barolo DOCG, 14.5% ABV, produced by Pio Cesare. 100% Nebbiolo. 0.75 L bottle, 2021 vintage. A Barolo that celebrates the history of a family that has been producing excellent wines in Alba since 1881. Vinification in stainless steel at fairly high temperatures. Maceration: approximately 30 days. Aged for approximately 30 months in oak barrels and a small portion in barriques for the first 12 months. An exemplary and profound aroma exudes tar, alpine herbs, gentian, juniper, cinchona, and rhubarb. It is then embellished with berries, eucalyptus, and sweet spices. Delicate toasted tones. A delicate ruby color verging on garnet. Silky and elegant on the palate, it is welcoming and flavorful. The decisive freshness complements perfectly the velvety, refined tannins. Persistent, it is enhanced by clear hints of anise and mint.

Details

Perfume

Exemplary and profound olfactory spectrum exalting tar, alpine herbs, gentian, juniper, cinchona and rhubarb. This is followed by small berries, eucalyptus and sweet spices. Delicate toasted tones.

Color

Delicate ruby colour tending towards garnet.

Taste

Silky and elegant on the sip, it is cosy, tasty. The decisive freshness perfectly complements the velvety, precious tannic texture. Persistent, it is enhanced by clear hints of aniseed and mint.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Pio Cesare

From this winery

• Start up year: 1881
• Oenologist: Paolo Fenocchio e famiglia Pio
• Bottles produced: 400.000
• Hectares: 80

Pio Cesare has been producing wines for 135 years and through five generations in its ancient cellars in the center of the town of Alba. The Pio Cesare winery was founded in 1881, by Cesare Pio. He was a very successful entrepreneur and was inspired to produce a small and select quantity of wines from the hills of Barolo and Barbaresco for himself, his family, friends, and customers. Cesare Pio was dedicated to the terroir of the Piedmont region and to producing wines of the highest quality.

His entrepreneurial spirit encouraged him to travel throughout Europe in the early 20th century to publicize and promote Pio Cesare’s wines. His passport, which is proudly displayed at the winery in Alba, bears the number 55. His son, Giuseppe Pio, the second generation, found himself with a thriving winery at the turn of the century. He carried on his father’s passion and invested in expansion of the cellars and the trade, making Pio Cesare a benchmark brand for the wines of the region.

In 1940, Giuseppe Pio’s only child, Rosy, married Giuseppe Boffa, a young and well-known engineer from Alba, who managed a large company in Milan at the time. Then Italy began to struggle during the Second World War,Giuseppe Boffa decided to leave his job in Milan to dedicate himself to the Pio Cesare winery. Thanks to his efforts, the Pio Cesare brand gained fame and prominence both domestically and internationally, becoming one of the most respected names among Italian wine producers, with a special focus on its renowned Barolo.

Rosy and Giuseppe Boffa named their youngest son Pio, in honor of his great-grandfather’s surname. Pio Boffa, the fourth generation, leads and directs the company today.In the early 1990’s Pio Boffa asked his cousin Augusto to join him in the company. His sister’s son, Cesare Benvenuto, has been active since 2000 as the fifth generation and recently Pio Boffa’s daughter, Federica Rosy, joined Pio Cesare, representing the future of the Family. Today, the family members travel extensively to more than 50 countries around the world, echoing what Cesare Pio himself did at the beginning of our history—promoting the name and reputation of the Pio Cesare winery to restaurants, hotels, wine shops and wine lovers worldwide. Read more

Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	Pio Cesare Barolo Mosconi 2021
Type	Red still
Denomination	Barolo DOCG
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Nebbiolo
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	Pio Cesare
Origin	Alba (CN)
Wine making	In steel, at fairly high temperatures. Maceration: about 30 days.
Aging	About 30 months in oak casks and a small part in barriques for the first 12 months.
Allergens	Contains sulphites