Barbaresco Pio Cesare 2018

Barbaresco DOCG, Pio Cesare, Piemonte, Italy, 2018

Grape: 100% Nebbiolo. Grapes from vineyards in Treiso and San Rocco Seno d’Elvio. 35% of the wine is aged in mid-toasted French oak (a third new) for 30 months. The remaining 65% spends three years in 20 to 50 hectolitre casks.

Producer Tasting Note:

Strawberries with hints of walnuts, asphalt and bark. Dried flowers, too. A very classical style Barbaresco: elegance and velvety, with ripe and spicy fruit. Strong tannins, but elegant. Good structure and concentration. Very long life. 

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"Pio Cesare excels when it comes to the classics, and this wine is one of those. The 2018 Barbaresco (released one year later compared to its peers) delivers some mild candied raspberry ripeness with lilac, tarry smoke, cedarwood and spice. The mouthfeel is silky smooth with softly integrated tannins." Drink 2023-2038

93/100 points, Monica Larner, WINE ADVOCATE, August 2022

"Bright, medium density ruby garnet. Inviting, very finely drawn nose with pronounced notes of wild raspberry, rose hip and black tea. Substantial, with robust tannins on the palate, shows a lot of pressure, hearty, resonates for a long time."

93/100 points, FALSTAFF (Austria), October 2022

Serve with red meat dishes, game or seasonal truffle, mature cheeses.