Barbaresco “Il Bricco di Treiso” DOCG 2020

Pio Cesare | Piedmont
Pio Cesare | Via Cesare Balbo 6 | IT 12051 Alba

05363020 · 0,75 l · 153,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping< 24 units available

The single vineyard Il Bricco, situated on both sides of the hilltop, the highest point is about 410 metres above sea level. Family-owned since the 1970s, you can expect great things every year. 2020 brought a stable summer, with a precise cooling in September and cool nights until the harvest. The result is very healthy, aromatically ripe grapes with clear fruit and balanced acidity – charming on the palate, yet precise and persistent. After separate fermentation of the batches in stainless steel, the wine is matured traditionally in large barrels and a moderate proportion of barrique is used for texture.

Bright garnet colour. The nose is clear as a bell and multi-layered: sour cherry, pomegranate and red plum, plus rose petal, blood orange, fine spices and a hint of cedar. Elegantly dense on the palate, with silky fine tannins, bright acidity and a cool, salty mineral note that carries through the mid-palate and stretches the final. An Il Bricco of vibrant precision and great finesse – already beguiling, with excellent development potential. SUPERIORE.DE

"Sparkling ruby-garnet colour. Inviting, accessible nose with notes of pomegranate, beetroot and fresh raspberry, plus some rust. Polished and fine in attack and finish, lots of raspberry, plus fine-meshed tannins, covers a wide range." Falstaff

"Offers a nice blend of fruit and floral tones, with aromas and flavours of cherry, rose, iron and eucalyptus. The dense tannins give the wine good grip, and the finish is graceful." Wine Spectator

"The wines from il Bricco are as classic as they can be and show the passion with which Pio Cesare makes wine. Aromas of dark cherry jam, stewed plums with crushed bay leaf and ground spices dominate the nose. Elegant with a fine tannin line that runs from start to finish, balancing the flavours of wild berries, black tea and savoury spices, a true tightrope act that succeeds almost perfectly. A jewel of a wine." Wine Enthusiast

"The Pio Cesare 2020 Barbaresco Il Bricco shows elegant aromas and beautifully concentrated fruit embroidered with spices, dark plums and a hint of nutmeg." Wine Advocate

"Exquisite aromas of strawberries, cherries, hibiscus and cranberries. A hint of cedar and sandalwood. Medium-bodied, with very fine tannins that run the length of the wine and blend beautifully with it. Give this wine four or six years to fully open up." James Suckling