PIO CESARE BAROLO 2019

Winery notes (2019 Vintage)
"Our family-owned vineyards in Serralunga d’Alba (Ornato, La Serra and Briccolina), Grinzane Cavour (Gustava and Garretti), La Morra (Roncaglie), Novello (Ravera) and, since the 2015 vintage, our recently acquired vineyard in Monforte (Mosconi). This wine has been always and traditionally produced by our Family with grapes coming from different regions. This is the classic “formula” used by the ancient Barolo Families to produce a wine which embraces and combines each of the unique characteristics of the different vineyards and terroirs of the Barolo area.

A classic style Barolo. Excellent structure, harmony and elegance. Soft tannins and balanced fruit. Approachable, but with a very long ageing potential. Barolo is a great wine, which should not be described as a “basic” or “regular” Barolo, simply because it does not have any additional indication on the label."

95/100 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (2019 Vintage)
"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."

94+/100 Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, April 2024 (2019 Vintage)
"Classic old school fragrant Barolo of grace and fine carriage. Red fruit, orange, tobacco, rose, almond meal. It’s medium-bodied, with tea leaf tannin, fine and sandy too, balanced acidity and excellent almond-laced length. This will age well, and deliver. I love this style of Barolo, and for me, it’s a delight."

94/100 James Suckling (2019 Vintage)
"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. Start drinking after 2026."

92/100 Jeb Dunnuck (2019 Vintage)
"A touch more reserved at the moment, the 2019 Barolo reveals notes of pure red fruit, cherry, grenadine, dusty earth, and menthol. It is gripping with structure and rich with tea leaf, cherry, and turned soil. Drink 2024-2035."

JancisRobinson.com (2019 Vintage)
"Youthful mid ruby. Very closed on the nose and only showing savoury-sweet hints. Succulent sour-cherry and raspberry fruit on the palate with a deep layer of clayey tannins. Solid and won’t disappoint."