Pio Cesare
Pio Cesare Barolo Pio 2020
| Denomination | Barolo DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Aging | In mid toasted French oak for 3 years: 70% in 20 to 50 hectoliters casks; 30% in barriques. |
Description
This years's relases are poignant as Pio Boffa recently passed away. This is the estae's classic Barolo, porduced with Nebbiolo grapes located in the top plots across different communes since 1881. The wine is floral, focused on violet and rose, with a blood orance touch, yet a darker fruit and chocolatery flavour. Firm, extracted and rugged at the present, with a good but austere finish, it will age gracefully. (blind tasted by Aldo Fiorerdelli)
Awards
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2020
97/100
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2020
4Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
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2020
93/100
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Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1881
- Oenologist: Paolo Fenocchio
- Bottles produced: 400.000
- Hectares: 75
We own over 50 hectares of vineyards in positions of particular value, both in the Barolo region (in the vineyards of Serralunga d'Alba Cascina "Ornate" and the "Colombaro" Grinzane Cavour in the vineyards of Cascina Gusto , the vineyard in La Morra "Roncaglia" and the vineyard Barolo, Novello "Ravera"), both in the area of Barbaresco (Treiso to the vineyards of Cascina "Il Bricco" and the "San Stefanetto"), as well as to Sinio, Diano d'Alba and Trezzo Tinella. We also, in small part, of grapes grown by "incumbent" for generations that we cultivate their vineyards, which are also located in areas highly suited, according to our guidelines and our strict quality controls.
All our wines are vinified by us according to the most 'thorough traditional techniques dellla our house and after an appropriate aging in barrels and French oak barrels and stainless steel, are left to rest in the dark bottle and the coolness of our cellars.
The quantity 'produced are always kept strictly limited, to maintain quality' of our wines always more 'high level. The meticulous dedication to quality 'has enabled us, in more' than 100 years of history, to reach a position of notoriety prominent 'among the companies producing wines of Alba: our wines are better known and appreciated by customers in Italy and beyond 40 countries worldwide.
Our Barbera d'Alba 2019 has been included with number 38 in the very prestigious Top 100 Wines of 2021 List by the American magazine Wine Spectator, which awarded it 92 points. Read more
| Name | Pio Cesare Barolo Pio 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Barolo DOCG |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Pio Cesare |
| Origin | Sourced from family owned vineyards in Serralunga d'Alba (Ornato), Grinzane Cavour (Gustava), La Morra (Roncaglie), Barolo -Novello (Ravera) |
| Wine making | In stainless steel tanks. Skin contact for about 20 days. |
| Aging | In mid toasted French oak for 3 years: 70% in 20 to 50 hectoliters casks; 30% in barriques. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
