Wine Pio Cesare, "Piodilei" Chardonnay, Langhe DOC, 2016
Reviews of purchase Pio Cesare, "Piodilei" Chardonnay, Langhe DOC, 2016
Tasting Notes
The wine is light golden color.
A full-bodied wine with a fresh, balanced flavor with rich tones of fruit and minerals and is not prevalent woody notes. The finish is long, fragrant.
Elegant, refined, but intense aroma of the wine reveals hints of sweet fruit, spices and balsamic nuances.
The wine will be an excellent party poultry dishes with cream sauce, pork, oily fish (salmon, tuna) and cheeses average degree of exposure.
Interesting Facts
"Piodilei" - an elegant, buttery wine, aged in oak barrels. Pio Cesare economy has a special section on the estate "Il Bricco" in Treiso. This is the first vineyard Pio family, which in 1980 were planted Chardonnay vines. After collecting the harvest goes for fermentation into new French oak barrels Allier. Lees aging in oak barrels lasts 10 months, then the wine matures in bottles for six months. This pleasant wine has good storage potential in 6-8 years. "Piodiley" in Italian means "for her" - the wine was created Pio Boffo for his mother.
Winery Pio Cerase was founded in 1881 in Piedmont on the site of the old stables and is named after its founder. It all started with the purchase of grapes from the peasants, but even then a little winemakers began to acquire vineyards in Barolo and Barbaresco, which are considered the best areas. To date, Pio Cesare - a family-owned company with a century of history and world known to have more than 45 hectares of vineyards in the best parts of the Piedmont. Wine production is limited, which helps to maintain a high level and excellent quality. Pio Cesare wines can be found only in expensive restaurants and wine boutiques. For its wines of Pio Cesare use only the best grapes that are grown without the use of any fertilizers, mainly in the south-eastern part of the region.
