Pio Cesare

Barolo Nebbiolo

9.135 ratings
9.14 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Tracy Hall

Tannins are young but nice round full mouthfeel.

Tannins are young but nice round full mouthfeel.

Jul 27th, 2019
Erin Rhoads

Erin had this 6 years ago

Erin had this 6 years ago

1 person found it helpfulFeb 16th, 2019
Jeff Orlowski

Leather and oak on nose. Full body, dry, prominent tannins. Currants, licorice, and tobacco on the palate.

Leather and oak on nose. Full body, dry, prominent tannins. Currants, licorice, and tobacco on the palate.

Dec 19th, 2020
Rob Freeborn

Ummm...YES! Another Barolo that just crushes it

Ummm...YES! Another Barolo that just crushes it

Oct 1st, 2020
M. Christopher Roebuck

Interesting to compare these wines tonight. With 3 years of age on the Ratti it shows in the obvious areas. Color is leaning brown. Cherry and rose are giving way to earthy flavors. It's obviously impossible to determine if the younger wine would exceed the Pio Cesare 3 years, but given it's current complexity, I'm giving the nod to Ratti.

92 points

Interesting to compare these wines tonight. With 3 years of age on the Ratti it shows in the obvious areas. Color is leaning brown. Cherry and rose are giving way to earthy flavors. It's obviously impossible to determine if the younger wine would exceed the Pio Cesare 3 years, but given it's current complexity, I'm giving the nod to Ratti.

92 points

Jun 23rd, 2020
Jessy Manuel

If you like classic Barolos this is not for you. If you really like Barolo, period, this might not be for you. Lots of oak flavors-vanilla, cedar. Not much of the fruit or the earthy flavors that come with a decent bottle. Lots of alcohol on the nose. Let it breathe for a while. Still. The color is wrong. The flavors are off. It does not really taste like Barolo. For the price I thought I would get something a little better than this. I drink a lot of Barolo. You can usually find a decent bottle for this price.

If you like classic Barolos this is not for you. If you really like Barolo, period, this might not be for you. Lots of oak flavors-vanilla, cedar. Not much of the fruit or the earthy flavors that come with a decent bottle. Lots of alcohol on the nose. Let it breathe for a while. Still. The color is wrong. The flavors are off. It does not really taste like Barolo. For the price I thought I would get something a little better than this. I drink a lot of Barolo. You can usually find a decent bottle for this price.

Apr 23rd, 2020
Jay Liddell

piacere

piacere

Dec 24th, 2019
George Hesse

Really good!!! Classic Italian wine.

Really good!!! Classic Italian wine.

Dec 16th, 2018
Kevin Woods

Birthday Barolo. The wine of Kings for the king himself 🍷👑

Birthday Barolo. The wine of Kings for the king himself 🍷👑

Dec 9th, 2018
Deborah Nash

Wood, chocolate, stewed strawberries on the nose. Black cherry and asphalt notes.

Wood, chocolate, stewed strawberries on the nose. Black cherry and asphalt notes.

Sep 8th, 2017