Wine · Barolo, Piedmont, Italy

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Piedmont's king grape — Nebbiolo at its most powerful, structured, and cellarworthy.

ABV
14%
Region
Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
Character
Dried rose, Tar

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Luigi Scavino Barolo Azelia 2017
Luigi Scavino · The Whisky Exchange

A classic Piedmont Barolo from Castiglione Falletto, 14.5% ABV. Leads with crushed roses, black cherry and red plum, underpinned by perfumed incense spice and crunchy, structured tannins. Like Pio Cesare, this is a traditionally-minded Barolo from a long-established Piedmontese family estate — the kind of wine that wears its terroir proudly and demands a little patience in the glass. You get the same lifted floral character and firm tannic backbone that define the Pio Cesare house style. If you enjoy the interplay of earthy depth and bright red fruit that Pio Cesare delivers, you'll find the same tension here. The 2017 vintage added extra ripeness and perfume, so you get immediate pleasure without sacrificing any of the structural complexity you're clearly drawn to.

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Germano Barolo Serralunga d'Alba 2021
Ettore Germano · The Whisky Exchange

A pure 100% Nebbiolo Barolo from the prestigious Serralunga d'Alba commune, 14% ABV. Offers a complex nose of raspberry, cherry and pomegranate with rose petals and liquorice, finishing with vibrant red fruit and refined tannins. Ettore Germano is one of Piedmont's most acclaimed artisan producers, and this Serralunga bottling sits squarely in the same quality tier as Pio Cesare — a serious, single-commune Barolo built on the same Nebbiolo grape and the same commitment to expressing place over formula. You'll recognise the floral lift, the earthy grip and the long finish immediately. Where Pio Cesare tends toward a bold, classic profile, Germano leans slightly more elegant and perfumed — meaning you get everything you love about Barolo, but with a fresher, more precise edge. The 2021 vintage is particularly vibrant, making this a great bottle to explore now or cellar for a few more years.

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Cocchi Barolo Chinato
Cocchi · The Whisky Exchange

A fortified, herb-infused digestif made on a Barolo wine base, packed with quinine bark, rhubarb and cardamom. Rich, bittersweet and complex — the taste world of Barolo in a totally different format. If it's the world of Barolo you love — the Nebbiolo depth, the tar-and-roses signature, the Piedmontese soul — then Cocchi Barolo Chinato takes you somewhere unexpected but unmistakably connected. The Barolo wine base carries all that tannic richness and dark fruit character you know from Pio Cesare, then layers in botanical complexity that makes it endlessly interesting to sip. This is the classic Piedmontese after-dinner drink, and it's a revelation if you've never tried it. You're not just drinking a digestif — you're drinking Barolo transformed. Serve it slightly chilled with a square of dark chocolate and you'll understand immediately why it's considered one of Italy's greatest drinks.

What makes Pio Cesare Barolo distinctive?

ABV
14%
UK price
~£38–£50
Region
Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
Character
Dried rose, Tar

Pio Cesare has been making wine in Alba since 1881. Their Barolo — made from 100% Nebbiolo — is released with three years of ageing (including two in large Slavonian oak casks) and typically needs another five to ten years of bottle age. When it opens: dried rose petals, tar, cherry liqueur, leather, truffle, and tannins of extraordinary structure. A wine to cellar for a decade. Available from The Wine Society, Berry Bros & Rudd, and specialist Italian wine importers.

Tasting notes
Dried roseTarMorello cherryLeatherTruffle

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What makes Pio Cesare Barolo distinctive?

Pio Cesare has been making wine in Alba since 1881. Their Barolo — made from 100% Nebbiolo — is released with three years of ageing (including two in large Slavonian oak casks) and typically needs another five to ten years of bottle age. When it opens: dried rose petals, tar, cherry liqueur, leather, truffle, and tannins of extraordinary structure. A wine to cellar for a decade. Available from The Wine Society, Berry Bros & Rudd, and specialist Italian wine importers.

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