For our tasting today Wine-Searcher’s Wine Director, David Allen MW tastes a Langhe Nebbiolo from one of the most readily recognized producers in the region, Pio Cesare. The wine is from the 2020 vintage and the blend includes small proportions of fruit form vineyards in both Barolo and Barbaresco.
Pio Cesare is a wine producer in Piedmont, Italy, particularly known for its elegant Barolo and Barbaresco wines.
The estate was founded in 1881 by Cesare Pio, and is one of the oldest in the region and one of the first to export. It is still owned and run by his descendants. The cellar is located in the center of Alba and its main walls date back to the Roman period.
The company owns 70 hectares (172 acres) of vineyards in the Barolo and Barbaresco regions, including substantial holdings in the famous Ornato vineyard in Barolo and Il Bricco in Barbaresco. Fruit for Pio Cesare’s wines is also sourced from managed vineyards under long term contracts.
Pio Cesare produces five single-vineyard wines, which are only produced in the best vintages. There are also more generic offerings of Barolo and Barbaresco, as well as Langhe Nebbiolo wines, Dolcetto d’Alba and Barbera d’Alba, Grignolino and Freisa. The range of white wines includes a Gavi and one of the best-regarded Arneis wines in Piedmont, and is led by the single-vineyard barrel-fermented Chardonnay Piodilei.
Find out more about this wine, its pricing and where to buy it by following the link below to the Wine-Searcher website:
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/pio+cesare+langhe+nebbi+piemonte+italy/2020
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Thanks, David. Piemonte is one of my favourite regions. Langhe Nebbiolo offers terrific value. I have a Rizzi Nebbiolo, 2019, which I shall probably open sometime this year. I also have a single bottle of Pio Cesare Barolo, 2015, which I will keep for a few more years.