Ratings & Tasting Notes:

95 points Wine Advocate
Review Date: 08/2023
Pio Cesare does a great job with its classic 2019 Barolo (in production since 1881). The bottom of the front label reads “Barolo Pio” in memory of the legendary Pio Boffa. He was a wine entrepreneur who gained the immediate respect and love of all those who knew him. He passed away tragically during the COVID-19 pandemic just as the vaccines were being rolled out. This is a large production of about 70,000 bottles with fruit sourced from across seven vineyards in five villages. Despite those ambitious numbers, the wine remains strictly focused on bright Nebbiolo fruit with red cassis and aniseed. The finish is smooth with tannins that elegantly dissolve over the palate. (ML)

94 points James Suckling
Review Date: 06/2023
Lovely perfumes of flowers, fresh strawberries and raspberries follow through to a medium- to full-bodied palate with fine tannins that run the length of the wine. Citrus and spice undertones. Finishes long and intense. Tannic finish.

Cult Wines International Notes:

Pio Cesare Barolo DOCG is a benchmark wine from one of Piedmont, Italy’s most historic and respected producers, founded in 1881. This house is celebrated for maintaining a traditionalist approach, emphasizing a classic, elegant style of Barolo over the modern, extracted styles favored by some producers.

The key to Pio Cesare’s flagship Barolo is its focus on blending. Unlike many contemporary estates that highlight single vineyards (Crus), Pio Cesare intentionally sources its Nebbiolo grapes from prime, high-quality sites across several different Barolo communes—including Serralunga d’Alba, Monforte d’Alba, Barolo, and La Morra. This traditional method is designed to create a Barolo that represents the complete, balanced, and structural character of the entire appellation.

A lengthy aging period in large, neutral Slavonian oak casks (botti) is employed to soften the powerful tannins while preserving the Nebbiolo grape’s profound complexity and purity. The resulting wine is built for longevity. It typically exhibits intense, hallmark aromatics of tar, rose petals, dried cherry, and tobacco, underscored by a powerful backbone of high acidity and firm, persistent tannins. It is recognized globally as an icon of traditional, age-worthy Italian winemaking.

Bottle Size:

750 mL

Storage History:

Always stored on its side in a climate-controlled cellar.

Condition:

Outstanding condition.

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