Pio Cesare Barolo Ornato

Tasted along side a 1999 Mascarello Monprivato, both bottles decanted for an hour. The Monprivato was texbook old Barolo and this one by comparison was youthful - plenty of primary black fruits on the nose and palate. Seamless, fully resolved tannins. Both were excellent, and the crowd was split down the middle on which one they preferred. It came down to personal preference, though this one seems to have more time left on the drinking curve.

2003 vintage

Mature Piemonte tasting (at my home) : mature good classic traditional Barolo can be further aged for 5 more years, at least

2003 vintage

not as good as some other offerings at pixca no complaints either

2003 vintage

Nose is ruby/garnet red with slight slight browning at the rim. Very complex and deep nose: topsoil, meat and green vegetal hues that eventually give way to bakig spices, incense and a lovely pot pourri. The nose keeps expanding and throwing off more as time goes by... On the pallet, there seems to be more fruits, hints of cherry leather and spices. It's tannic and muscular and this is a wine that needs food. Drinking superbly now, this wine should …

2003 vintage

This Magnum of Ornato was incredible. Beguiling and expressive nose. Vanilla, cedar, roses and cloves. Minerally, with a dense carpet of tannins and fresh lively fruit, long long long long finish. Incredible winemaking, could easily open in ten years

2003 vintage

Dark berries, licorice, earth and black olives in the bouquet. Same on the palate. Good acidity and round tannin. Beautiful wine with a great length and in fact much more youthful than expected. This wine will definitely still be a feast in 2025 or even a few years later. Unfortunately this was my last bottle.

2003 vintage

Mixed reviews for me. Definitely better after a few days in the fridge. Definitely lots of high acidity tannins. Extremely robust and a great floral aroma. Dark leather + black olives describes it well. Am not sure if it will improve further, but heck its Barolo and another ten years might just do the trick.

2003 vintage

Medium tawny colour. A pronounced nose of vanilla, leather, black olives and white pepper. On the palate is dry, high acidly tannins with a full body and a long finish. Flavours of dill, fennel and tobacco are added to the nose. Very GOOD. A pleasure to drink now.

2003 vintage

Better day 2 after opening up!

2003 vintage

Deep ruby color, Earthy, tobacco tones. Feeling of glycerine, acetone. Nice long finish. Still a little young for me. Try again in 2/3 years.

2003 vintage

Really good, albeit a bit young. Hints of balsamic. Decanted 2 hours, plus another couple hours in bottle.

2003 vintage

3 hour decant. Lovely ripe dark cherry, light cedar, spice and earth. Medium finish, medium bodied. Oak is still present, but not obtrusive. Soft, round tannins. Nice, and does not require food.

2003 vintage

Drinking quite nicely right now, with a few years to go. Smooth w typical nebbiolo flavors, with cedar prominent.

2003 vintage

This is in a nice spot right now, but understand this has years ahead of it. Wonderful mix of red fruit (soft cherry), earth/mushroom, mineral, and spice. Great from end to end. Paired very nicely with a beef bourguignon dish.

2003 vintage

Piemonte (mainly Barolo tasting) (at Adina's) : P&P dark opaque red-brown fine elegant fruity-earthy nose with truffles notes, floral & acetone hints rich fruity flavours, excellent structure and complexity, firm tannins, earthy-truflles, tobacco, leather, smoked-prociutto, excellent finish and aftertaste

2003 vintage

Lots of tar and sour red berry fruit with licorice and grippe coarse tannin. An explosion of sweet candied cherry and sour cranberry fruit aftertaste. Seamless until the massive wall of tannin hits you. Fresh and vibrant with lots of vigor. Great for 03, holding up well.

2003 vintage

Good wine friends; random wines (@ JK) : Much darker in color than you expect from a Nebbiolo. Concentrated bouquet with dark berry fruits, earth, licorice, autumn forest, some tobacco and good oak. On the palate a somewhat sweet start with ripe dark forest fruits, some red fruits as well, herbs and spices, good acidity, drying tannin and a firm amount of bitterness. Day 2 the wine had gained quite much. More in balance. Still beautifully concentrated and the dark …

2003 vintage

Decanted 3 hours before being rebottled, then consumed from 1-4 hours later. SMOKING good wine!!!

2003 vintage

Colour:ruby red, darker than expected Nose:leathery notes, a bit of sweetness Taste:good mouth coating tannins still somewhat firm at the end. Red cherries,violets. Very long finish,good structure. Could hold for 5+ years more

2003 vintage

Light style, earthy forest characters. Maybe at peak.

2003 vintage

Occasional tasting group (@ My place Bordeaux 2002 plus some other nice wines.) : Bouquet with licorice, leather, dark fruits and earth. On the palate a concentrated wine with (salty) licorice and dark fruits. Quite broad and powerful in the mouth. Soft tannin and also elegance. Still youthful. Have two more bottles and I am looking forward to them. Next try in 2015 or 2016.

2003 vintage

Just sublime after 2-2.5 hours in the decanter, and kept improving through night. Hold another 3-5 years or give loooong decant to see show properly.

2003 vintage

In a perfect drinking window with earth and a sweet cherry in balance and lasting throughout the evening;at the same time a tart berry was initially present that gave the wine a complexity and length reminding me of the 1983 vintage;could have been the wine of the year,but the holiday letter has already been sent; glad the world did not end today

2003 vintage

a very nice, well balanced and very smooth Barolo, a little light on the nose but I wish I had bought more. i suspect I drank this bottle close to the top.

2003 vintage

Very very smooth! Really nice bottle. Ready to go, finally!! Beautiful nose, lots of light read fruit.

2003 vintage

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