2002 Pio Cesare Barbaresco
Vineyard: Pio Cesare
Price: $47.99
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Varietal: Nebbiolo
Style: Red Wine
Region: Italy > Piedmont
Other Vintages: 2001 1999 1996 1994
Drink By: 2011
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
The Nebbiolo grapes used to produce this Barolo come from Pio Cesare's family vineyards around the village of Serralunga d’Alba. Their own grapes account for about 70% of their production, and they also source grapes from the most favorable areas in Castiglione Falletto and Monforte, using the same sources they have been using for the last hundred years. These are growers with whom Pio Cesare has been dealing for generations. Their Barolo has always been produced through careful blending of grap...
Expert Reviews
  • Vintage Chart
    Rating for Italy-Piedmont: 74 (bad year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: quite possibly over the hill<br/>
User Tasting Note
  • johndags
    92