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2021 Pio Cesare "Il Bricco" Barbaresco

2021 Pio Cesare "Il Bricco" Barbaresco

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James Suckling

Reviewed August 2024
Intense aromas of oyster shell and dark fruit, such as black cherries and blackberries, together with some black olives, dark mushrooms and just a touch of clove. It’s medium- to full-bodied with linear and long tannins and a powerful finish. Yet, it’s polished and refined at the same time. Needs time to open, but there’s so much going on here. March 2025 release. Drink after 2028. (JS)

Professional Reviews

96

Kerin O'Keefe

Review Date: 02/2025
From Pio Cesare’s vineyard in the Bricco di Treiso MGA, the 2021 Il Bricco is loaded with class and energy. It opens with heady scents of iris, perfumed berry, cake spice and a whiff of pine forest while the elegant, intense palate delivers raspberry compote, wild red cherry, cake spice and licorice. It’s well balanced, with an age-worthy structure thanks to firm, refined tannins and vibrant acidity. (KO)

96

Vinous

Review Date: 01/2026
The 2021 Barbaresco Il Bricco caresses the palate with crushed raspberry, cinnamon, rose petal, cedar, sweet spice and pipe tobacco. Sensual at first, the 2021 is deceptive, as it packs a pretty substantial punch of acidity, tannin and overall structure. I find it absolutely beguiling and wonderfully complex right out of the gate. (AG)

96

Wine Enthusiast

Review Date: 09/2025
Perched in Treiso's loftiest heights where cool breezes whisper to Nebbiolo vines, Il Bricco crafts liquid poetry. Dark marasca cherries play a duet, some fresh from the branch, others transformed into candied jewels, while incense smoke and flower petals dance through the air. The palate performs a high wire act, balancing graceful power with aristocratic tannins from its 30 month slumber in French and Slavonian oak. A wine that's dressed for tonight's gala but has decades of stories yet to tell. (JP)

Notes

Il Bricco draws Nebbiolo from the upper reaches of Bricco di Treiso, where the Pio family began acquiring vineyards in 1974. First bottled separately in 1990, it focuses on a cool, breezy site with steep slopes and clay-rich marl soils. Vinous’s review of the 2021 describes raspberry, rose and sweet spice, followed by substantial acidity and tannin beneath an initially supple texture. Wine Advocate emphasizes the powdery tannins, dark fruit and herbal detail.

Details

TypeRed Wine
VarietalNebbiolo
OriginBarbaresco, Piedmont, Italy
Bottle Size750 mL
SKU2061434
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