Pio Cesare – Barolo DOCG Ornato 2008
€126.54
| YEAR | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Producer | Pio Cesare |
| APPELLATION | Barolo DOCG Ornato |
| Grape variety | |
| COUNTRY | Italy |
| REGION | Piedmont |
| Format | 0,75 lt |
| ALCOHOL CONTENT | 14.50% |
| Drinking Window | |
| Green | Sustainable |
The historic Pio Cesare winery is among the very few to have the cellar building located in the historic city center of Alba, built on the ancient Roman walls. The long history of the Company, founded in 1881, has allowed the family, still at the head of the winery, to keep the Alba facility, even if today the municipality is not part of the Barolo nor Barbaresco appellation, and to continue producing their wines there.
The family’s possessions extend to various municipalities in the Barolo and Barbaresco denominations and beyond, in the typical style of these areas to buy plots of land on the most prestigious and vocated soils and exposures, in order to ensure the best wines in every vintage.
Cascina Ornato is located south of the Municipality of Serralunga d’Alba at 380 meters above sea level. in an amphitheater that runs from south-east to south-west. The soils are of limestone and clay, with a small percentage of sandstone. Despite the large number of single vineyards owned, Pio Cesare produces only two ” crus “, to allow their Barolo be the best possible version of the denomination in the vintage. Ornato was however chosen as a “single cru” label for the prestige and historicity of this area of Barolo, traditionally known for Nebbiolos of great structure and longevity.
2008 was a so-called “classic” vintage. This term is used, in a positive sense, to indicate years in which the climate is typical of the region and therefore optimal for the growth of Nebbiolo: a sufficiently rainy summer followed by a temperate and dry August and autumn, which allowed the complete maturity of the vine
A wine that perfectly reflects the characteristics and personality of Nebbiolo in the Barolo area: red fruits, rather than black ones, and a purity and linearity on the nose and in the mouth. Rose and a slightly menthol note, for an extremely long finish.
To be paired with second courses of delicate red meat.
It can be served slightly more chilled, at about 17-18°C or at 19-20°C for a touch of warmth and softness.
Suggestion to open it about 1 to 2 hours before serving it. And let it breath in the glass as well.
Minimal intervention in vineyards, green harvest and selection of grapes.
Fermentation in stainless-steel, aged in oak barrels (with a percentage of French barriques for the first 12 months) for 30 months.
