Barolo Pio Cesare 2004

I found the aroma to be very attractive and fruity scent. However, I felt the wine tastes a bit "light" and water-down. I don't know if that was because I brought it overseas via loading inside a luggage.

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• Fruity scent
• medium bodied

March 2009

WS 94Pts - #6 on Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2008 - Tasting Notes - Extremely attractive aromas of blackberry, fresh mushroom and mahogany. Full-bodied, with lovely fruit, soft tannins and a long finish. Chewy, yet balanced and pretty. Builds on the palate. Big and juicy. Best after 2010.

May 2009

Hight acidity, intense tanins, full bodied. Dry fruits, dry roses, wood, pepper, truffle. Angular with awesome complexity. exceptional.

November 2009

Color: Glossy garnet red, with faint, vanished orange reflections Nose: Elegant scents of blackberry jam and spices. Palate: Dry, and generous with a clear background of roasted almonds.

April 2009

Wine Spectator rating: 94

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February 2009

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February 2009

This is a magnum of #6 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2008, scoring 94 points. Magnums are the bottle of choice for true collectors.
Year after year, Pio Cesare Barolos are ranked among the world's best. The Pio Cesare family takes a modern approach to quality winemaking. Their unique method stresses minimal intervention to produce wines of particularly supple flavor expression. The Nebbiolo grapes used to produce Pio’s Barolo come from the family vineyards around the village of Serralunga d’Alba. These grapes account for about 70% of production, with additional grapes read more...sourced from the most favorable areas in Castiglione Falletto and Monforte, the same stock they have used for the last hundred years. The grapes from Serralunga give a full body, those from Castiglione Falletto offer an ethereal and tempting nose, and the fruits from Monforte provide class and a refined nature. Aged in 30% new French oak for 2 years the wine is then put in 50% new Slavonian oak for another 3 years. Dense, concentrated and tightly wound. Licorice and black cherry hints emerge slowly. Let this one breath for a good 20-40 minutes to really open up. Or you can cellar it carefully for 10-15 years. This is a magnum size bottle holding 1.5 liters.

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October 2009

94 pts from Wine Spectator and Highly Recommended! NUMBER 6 WINE IN THE WORLD ON WINE SPECTATOR'S TOP 100 WINES OF 2008! - Extremely attractive aromas of blackberry, fresh mushroom and mahogany. Full-bodied, with lovely fruit, soft tannins and a long finish. Chewy, yet balanced and pretty. Builds on the palate. A big and juicy red. Best after 2010. 7,000 cases made. JS SEPT 08 Issue -

February 2009

Just a baby, but incredibly delicious. Moderate to big tannin, decanted for less than an hour.

Quite aromatic, classic violets and tar. Ripe flavors, concentrated. Opens up very slowly, but it does open up. I would wait at least another five years to open another bottle.

April 2009

#6 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2008 Barolo is the most fascinating of all the Pio Cesare wines and features an air of aristocracy and a domineering personality. Yet the Barolo is rich with hidden hues enjoyed by those who take the time to savor the wine. Pio Cesare Barolo is intentionally traditional, austere and important and a wine to be approached thoughtfully. The color is an intense glossy garnet, with orange reflections. The bouquet is ethereal, with hints of violets, blackberry jam, licorice and cloves. The palate is dry and austere with lengthy tannins. The wine ends with a long concentrated read more...finish accompanied by a lingering hint of almonds.    (hide)

November 2008

WS: 94 and 6 Top 100 Wines ST: 92-93 Wine Spectator, 2008 (62) Extremely attractive aromas of blackberry, fresh mushroom and mahogany. Full-bodied, with lovely fruit, soft tannins and a long finish. Chewy, yet balanced and pretty. Builds on the palate. Big and juicy. Best after 2010 94 points and Highly Recommended Wine Spectator 6 - Top 100 Wines 2008! Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, November/December 2007 Medium-deep red. Complex aromas of raspberry, musky tobacco and minerals; distinctly higher-pitched and more backward than the 2003 normale. Then wonderfully rich read more...and delineated, with underlying minerality accentuating the impression of primary fruit. Finishes quite long, with broad, full, thoroughly ripe tannins and terrific structure and grip. Offers impressive potential. 92-93 points    (hide)

January 2009

This is a magnum of #6 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2008, scoring 94 points. Magnums are the bottle of choice for true collectors.Year after year, Pio Cesare Barolos are ranked among the world's best. The Pio Cesare family takes a modern approach to quality winemaking. Their unique method stresses minimal intervention to produce wines of particularly supple flavor expression. The Nebbiolo grapes used to produce Pio’s Barolo come from the family vineyards around the village of Serralunga d’Alba. These grapes account for about 70% of production, with additional grapes read more...sourced from the most favorable areas in Castiglione Falletto and Monforte, the same stock they have used for the last hundred years. The grapes from Serralunga give a full body, those from Castiglione Falletto offer an ethereal and tempting nose, and the fruits from Monforte provide class and a refined nature. Aged in 30% new French oak for 2 years the wine is then put in 50% new Slavonian oak for another 3 years. Dense, concentrated and tightly wound. Licorice and black cherry hints emerge slowly. Let this one breath for a good 20-40 minutes to really open up. Or you can cellar it carefully for 10-15 years. This is a magnum size bottle holding 1.5 liters. <small>This item excluded from any other discounts or offers beyond the 15% case discount.    (hide)

February 2009

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January 2009

#6 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2008 Barolo is the most fascinating of all the Pio Cesare wines and features an air of aristocracy and a domineering personality. Yet the Barolo is rich with hidden hues enjoyed by those who take the time to savor the wine. Pio Cesare Barolo is intentionally traditional, austere and important and a wine to be approached thoughtfully. The color is an intense glossy garnet, with orange reflections. The bouquet is ethereal, with hints of violets, blackberry jam, licorice and cloves. The palate is dry and austere with lengthy tannins. The wine ends with a long concentrated read more...finish accompanied by a lingering hint of almonds. Extremely attractive aromas of blackberry, fresh mushroom and mahogany. Full-bodied, with lovely fruit, soft tannins and a long finish. Chewy, yet balanced and pretty. Builds on the palate. Big and juicy. Best after 2010. 94 Points Wine Spectator    (hide)

November 2008

"Extremely attractive aromas of blackberry, fresh mushroom and mahogany. Full-bodied, with lovely fruit, soft tannins and a long finish. Chewy, yet balanced and pretty. Builds on the palate. Big and juicy. Best after 2010..94" WS Insider 06/08.

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March 2009

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September 2009

Rating: 92/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar on 02/08

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January 2009

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July 2009

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October 2009

Rating: 92-93 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar on 02/08

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July 2009

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March 2009

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March 2009