A dense and layered red with plums, dried orange and lemon peel and a long and flavorful finish. Beautiful. Such impressive layers and a fantastic finish. Very exciting. Love the length. Available in February 2019. Drink in 2020, but already beautiful.

(92+ points) The Pio Cesare 2015 Barbaresco offers a mid-weight approach and a solid core of fruit. That dark fruit center is surrounded by supple but delicate tones of exotic spice, smoke, tar, licorice and crushed stone. This is a fragrant and elegant expression that drinks beautifully straight out of the gate. This is a classic Barbaresco with an easy and approachable personality. Production is 25,000 bottles strong.- ML

The label states: 'Please don't call it "Regular"'. Pio Boffa doesn't see this as a 'basic' or 'regular' bottling of Barbaresco, rather referring to it as the estate's 'classic' bottling, as opposed to the single-vineyard Il Bricco. And it's certainly 'classic' in outlook: the wine is matured for 24-30 months in mostly large oak botti, with a small amount in barrique. Sourced from four vineyards, three of which are in Treiso - the most elevated Barbaresco village - this has very fine, ripe yet fresh tannins with some gentle, savoury-edged red fruits. There's a slight strawberry plushness on the finish. A great match for lamb served pink. Read more at https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/italy/piedmont/pio-cesare-barbaresco-piedmont-italy-2015-30339#SvPL7GISicbc2MOW.99

Underbrush, camphor and tobacco aromas mingle with whiffs of vanilla and star anise. Smooth and structured, the full-bodied palate offers ripe Marasca cherry, prune, coconut and a hint of roasted coffee bean framed in fine-grained tannins. Drink through 2023.

More translucent, the 2015 Barbaresco is another Burgundian effort with lots of light cherry fruits, dried flowers, licorice, and hints of tar all emerging from the glass. It's medium-bodied, light, and elegant, with silky tannins and outstanding length. It has plenty of upfront appeal and is going to evolve for 15 years or more with ease.