In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

What it pairs with

  • Brasato al Barolo
    Braised beef matches the wine's structure and tannin.
  • Tajarin with white truffle
    Truffle resonates with the wine's savoury core.
  • Aged Castelmagno
    Salt sharpens the red-fruit lift.

History

Ornato is Pio Cesare's flagship single-vineyard Barolo from the family's Serralunga holdings, first bottled in the mid-1980s.

  1. 1985 — Pio Cesare bottles the first Ornato single-vineyard Barolo

Facts

Producer
Pio Cesare
Grapes
Nebbiolo (100%)
Classification
Barolo DOCG
ABV
14.5%
Price
EUR 90 to 170 at retail
Drinking window
10 to 35 from vintage
First vintage
1985

Tags

cellar worthy dry firm tannin full body high acid iconic mood contemplative mood elegant nebbiolo occasion cellar occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat pairs with truffles price fine single vineyard still red
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