Winery Pio CesareIl Bricco Barbaresco
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Nebbiolo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Il Bricco Barbaresco from the Winery Pio Cesare
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Il Bricco Barbaresco of Winery Pio Cesare in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Il Bricco Barbaresco of Winery Pio Cesare in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Food and wine pairings with Il Bricco Barbaresco
Pairings that work perfectly with Il Bricco Barbaresco
Original food and wine pairings with Il Bricco Barbaresco
The Il Bricco Barbaresco of Winery Pio Cesare matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of improved horse steak, fideuà (paella with pasta and fish) or lamb tagine with artichokes and dried tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pio Cesare's Il Bricco Barbaresco.
Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo
Austere, noble reds, pale in colour and quick to turn garnet, with powerful tannins and high acidity, showing aromas of sour cherry, faded rose, tar, white truffle, leather and balsamic notes with age. Outstanding ageing potential. Absolute star of Piedmont with Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG, also in Roero, Gattinara, Ghemme and Valtellina (Chiavennasca). A late-ripening Italian variety among the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Il Bricco Barbaresco from Winery Pio Cesare are 1996, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2007.
Informations about the Winery Pio Cesare
The Winery Pio Cesare is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Barbaresco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barbaresco
Big sister of Barolo on the hills east of Alba. Pure Nebbiolo (100%) as red: garnet robe turning brick-orange, signature nose of rose, violet, cherry, raspberry, truffle, leather and tar, silky palate with firm but more elegant tannins, accessible younger than Barolo. Minimum 26 months' ageing (50 for Riserva), of which 9 in wood. Ages 10-25 years.
The wine region of Piedmont
Kingdom of Nebbiolo: Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG, long-ageing reds with firm tannins and lively acidity, complex aromas of withered rose, sour cherry, tar, truffle and undergrowth. More accessible, tangy Barbera on red fruit, supple, crisp Dolcetto. Sweet, floral sparkling Moscato d'Asti, mineral, lemony Gavi (Cortese) white, round, almondy Arneis from Roero. 50,000 ha across the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, UNESCO.
The word of the wine: Hybrid
Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.
