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Pio Cesare

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Pio Cesare Wines - Italy

The same family has for more than 100 years - or four generations - been producing and ageing wines in the most famous winemaking region of Italy. 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.

The winery's output has always been limited through there adherence to the highest standards. The firm will not make a wine, if it has not succeeded in producing mature and healthy grapes. The ripening of the grapes is carefully watched. The harvesting is rigidly controlled, selecting grape by grape. There has always been a conviction that great wine can come only from the finest grapes.

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.

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Pio Cesare Gavi

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Made using Cortese grapes harvested from a limited number of hilly vineyards in the area of Gavi. The grapes are soft pressed, using temperature-controlled fermentation, to enhance development of aromas and fresh and fruity characteristics.

The bouquet is intense and ethereal, reminiscent of ripe fruit, green apples and moss. The palate is full and flavoursome, yet soft, with a daring hint of green fruit.

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Pio Cesare Dolcetto

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Grown in selected vineyards around the village of Treiso, Monforte d’Alba, Serralunga and Madonna Como d’Alba. The grapes are soft-pressed, and fermented under strict temperature-controlled conditions for 6 to 8 days.

The bouquet is intense, distinct and delicately grapey, with a hint of raspberry and pepper. The palate is dry, supple and lively, with red currant and blueberry overtones.

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Pio Cesare Barbera

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Barbera d'Alba

Grown alongside nebbiolo in selected vineyards in the villages of Monforte and Castiglion Falletto and from grapes in our own vineyards in the villages of Serralunga and Treiso.

Ageing occurs for two years in Yugoslavian oak casks of various sizes and in small French oak barrels. This is a unique wine - full and brave, rich and aristocratic, yet soft and supple.

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Pio Cesare Barolo

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The nebbiolo grapes used to produce the classical Barolo come from family vineyards around the village of Serralunga d’ Alba. This Barolo is produced through careful blending of grapes from different vineyards. Pio believes that the union of grapes from different vineyards makes their Barolo unique. The grapes from Serralunga give a full body, the ones from Castiglion Falletto offer an ethereal and tempting nose, and those from Monforte provide class and a refined nature. This produces a unique and inimitable wine.

The grapes are soft pressed and fermented at 25 to 26 degrees, in contact with the skins for 20 to 25 days. There is a long maturation in Slovenian oak, well beyond the terms imposed by the D.O.C.

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History of Pio Cesare

This historic estate was established in 1881 by its namesake, Pio Cesare. It is based in Alba in the heart of the Piedmont region, nestled between the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea. In the 1950s, Pio Cesare was one of the first to export top quality Barolo, and develop the wine's reputation, in the UK market. Today, the founder's great grandson Pio Boffa continues the family tradition producing Piedmont wines in a style that balances the best of the old with the best of the new.

Great wine producers are undeniably those with great vineyards. Pio Cesare own 52 hectares amongst the hills of Barolo and Barbaresco. These include 16 ha of the noted 'Ornato' vineyard in Barolo and 18 ha of 'Il Bricco' in Barbaresco. Notable also, is the Barolo vineyard of 'Colombaro' in which Pio Boffa has, unusually, planted Barbera grapes rather than Nebbiolo. The wine is called 'Fides' and it is a truly unique, world-class wine.

In the winery, 'minimal intervention' is the approach. Pio Boffa has been responsible for evolving the family style, carefully modernising the wines without losing the classic family traits or the Piedmont character. Shorter maceration, separate lot fermentation, judicious selection from barrel and large cask ageing all respect the individuality of the region's wines. These are wines that are determined by the vineyard rather than fashion.

Recently, Pio Boffa has added a limited range of 'Single Vineyard' Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and Chardonnay wines. These are only produced in the best vintages, offering a more modern interpretation of some of the great individual sites in Piedmont. Together with the classic range of Pio Cesare wines, these are ranked amongst the world's best wines. From top-class Barolo and Barbaresco to crisp Gavi and Chardonnay, the wines of Pio Cesare offer exceptional quality and value.