Pio Cesare...

Pio Cesare has been producing wines for more than 100 years and through generations. The tradition began in 1881, when Pio Cesare started gathering grapes in his vineyards and purchasing those of some selected and reliable farmers in the hills of Barolo and Barbaresco districts.

At Pio Cesare, there has always been a conviction that great wine can come only from the finest grapes and the winery's output has always been limited through adherence to the highest standards. Pio Cesare limits its production by using only the most mature and healthy grapes. The ripening of the grapes is carefully monitored and the harvest is rigidly controlled with each grape selected by hand.

Today, the estate is managed by Pio Boffa, great-grandson of Pio Cesare. Under his stewardship, the wines of Pio Cesare have become famous throughout the world. Great strides have been made in quality, and single vineyard offerings have dazzled the wine press.

Gavi 2007

Bin No

MMD-260

Size

1 x 75cl

Price

£11.50

Grape Varieties: 100% Cortese.

Viticulture: Sourced exclusively on hillside vineyards in very selected locations of the Gavi area, belonging to families who have been producing their grapes for Pio Cesare for generations and who have worked their vineyards according to Pio’s strict quality controls.

They carefully choose the vintage time and impose strict grape selection criteria to ensure characteristics which give their Gavi its own particular style. Typically, the harvest is made in the first week of October.

Wine Making: The grapes are soft pressed, using checked temperature fermentation, to enhance development of aromas and fresh and fruity characteristics. The wine is bottled during the month of March.

According to long established habit, they make a small quantity of Gavi wine, using the most up-to-date and sophisticated technologies. The result is a wine with an elegant and refined scent, with a savoury and lively taste, rich and evocative.

Colour: Clear straw yellow, with green reflections.

Nose: Lightly aromatic with hints of almonds and floral scents.

Palate: Ripe fruit, green apples and moss. Full and flavoursome, yet soft, with a daring hint of green fruit.

Barbaresco DOCG 2001

Bin No

MMD-266

Size

1 x 75cl

Price

£30.00

Grape Varieties: 100% Nebbiolo.

The Nebbiolo grapes for their Barbaresco come almost exclusively from their own vineyards in the village of Treiso. To these they add a small quantity of grapes from some of the best vineyards in Barbaresco and San Rocco Seno d’Elvio. The right blending of grapes from different vineyards allows them to produce a wine with many hues.

As with their Barolo, the grapes for Barbaresco are carefully selected. Each and every grape is inspected to ensure perfection, and any grape that is not absolutely perfect is discarded. The three-week harvest takes place during the last two weeks in October and the first in November.

Pio’s Barbaresco has quiet class and grace with an elegant body. It is glossy garnet in color with light ruby shades. The bouquet is intense and fragrant, with a hint of violets, cinnamon and vanilla. The palate is dry, full and vigorous, with overtones of peach. The wine has a quiet yet graceful power.

Nebbiolo D'Alba DOC 2002

Bin No

MMD-265

Size

1 x 75cl

Price

£17.45

Grape Varieties: 100% Nebbiolo.

The grapes from which they produce their Nebbiolo d’Alba come from Nebbiolo vineyards located in a geographic area stretching on the right bank of Tanaro river, typical area producing the Nebbiolo grapes for Barolo and Barbaresco. The grapes coming from these areas have got organoleptic characteristics very similar to the ones of the grapes to be trasformed into Barolo and Barbaresco.

The selection of grapes is as important and fundamental for Nebbiolo as it is for Barolo and Barbaresco. Vintage time is just a few days before the one of Barolo and Barbaresco.

Nebbiolo d’Alba is an approachable, everyday drinking wine that shows characteristics of elegant structure. It is an intense garnet red color with a delicate wild violet and rose bouquet with hints of blackberry and vanilla. The palate is dry, flavorous and smooth.

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