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    175
  • Producer ranking ?

    8
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    grilled Flank Steak with Parsley Sauce

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95 points - Wine Advocate, Monica Larner 

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 201...

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The Story

Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo

Vineyards: Sourced from family owned vineyards in Serralunga d'Alba (Ornato), Grinzane Cavour (Gustava), La Morra (Roncaglie), Barolo -Novello (Ravera).

Vinification: In stainless steel tanks. Skin contact for about 20 days.

Ageing: In mid toasted French oak for 3 years: 70% in 20 to 50 hectoliters casks; 30% in barriques.

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Dietro al successo di Pio Cesare c’è una bellissima storia familiare, risalente agli inizi del ‘900, quando il capostipite, Cesare di nome e Pio di cognome, scelse di commercializzare il vino che produceva. Oggi, cinque generazioni dopo, la stessa spinta dinamica caratterizza una cantina dove si è sempre badato soprattutto alla qualità. 70 ettari totali sparsi nelle zone del Barolo e del Barbaresco, tra cui diversi cru, che arricchiscono con le loro microdiversità i prodotti finiti, una rarissima ‘stanza delle botti’ nel centro storico di Alba, che risale addirittura al ‘700. Una produzione annua che si avvicina alle 450.000 bottiglie ma che mantiene il taglio artigianale. Vini che vantano estimatori anche fuori dall’Italia - uno tra tanti il leader dei Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder - mantenendo una forte traccia identitaria. Insomma un modello di storia enologica, di quelle da raccontare per capire cosa significa fare vino, oggi, nella Penisola. Il Barolo alfiere di casa Pio Cesare è un blend dei migliori cru aziendali. Bella tensione al naso, con note di piccole more di rovo, una traccia di alloro e chiusura su toni dell’eucalipto. In bocca grande finezza, con tannini sapidi, note di arancia sanguinella e chiusura balsamica.

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Origin

Alba, Barolo

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Arneis

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"Il Nebbio" Langhe

"L'Altro" Chardonnay

Langhe Chardonnay "Piodilei"

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