2017 Pio Cesare Barolo
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The 2017 Barolo Pio is a very pretty, super-classic Barolo made from vineyards across the entire appellation. Crushed red berry fruit, spice, orange peel and rose petal accents give the 2017 lovely aromatic presence, and yet there is plenty of tannic grip to back it all up. Readers will find a serious entry-level Barolo.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Tasted blind. Lustrous mid ruby with orange tinges. Savoury and a little reductive with notes of dried fruit. Ripe fruit with the perfect dose of acidity. Fresher on the palate than on the nose and with bags of grainy tannins. Good length. Satisfying. (WS)
This is the wine to buy in commemoration of the 140th anniversary (1881-2021) of the historic house of Pio Cesare. The most traditional and classic of the wines in this important portfolio, the 2017 Barolo is packaged in a retro label that speaks to all the grandeur of this important Italian wine appellation. The wine imparts delicate and fine tones of wild fruit, cassis, tar, smoke and crushed rose. The wine is buttoned up and straitlaced, especially now in its youth.