Pio Cesare Barolo 1978

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Winery:

Pio Cesare

Varietal:

Nebbiolo

Region:

Italy > Piedmont

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2030

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What to Expect

Nebbiolo is a fickle grape famed as much for its pale appearance as for its tannic character and produces some of the most perfumed and richly flavored wines. Though generally only medium-bodied, the wines possess rose and anise scented aromatics and deep flavors of cherry, orange peel and subtle green herb tones.

Winemakers Notes

Tasting Notes
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 finish accompanied by a lingering hint of almonds.
Winemaking
The Nebbiolo grapes used to produce Pio’s Barolo come from the family vineyards around the village of Serralunga d’Alba. Our own grapes account for about 70% of our production, and we also source grapes from the most favorable areas in Castiglione Falletto read more...and Monforte, the same stock we 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.

The harvest is the foundation upon which we build the Barolo. Each grape is hand-selected, a long, slow process that can take up to three weeks, during the end of October and the beginning of November. Next the grapes are soft pressed and fermented at 25 to 26 degrees and in contact with the skins for 20 to 25 days. There is a long maturation in French oak, well beyond the terms imposed by the DOCG in order to give our Barolo its personal mark.
Technical Information
Blend: 100% Nebbiolo
Aging: 30% in new French oak for 2.5 years
50% in new Slavonian oak barrels for 3 years
Wine Alcohol: 14%    (hide)

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