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Pico Maccario Barolo DOCG 2017 (Italy)

Pico Maccario Barolo DOCG 2017 (Italy)

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Pico Maccario Barolo DOCG 2017 is a distinguished Italian red wine from Piedmont's prestigious Barolo region. This elegant wine showcases 100% Nebbiolo with complex floral aromatics, sour cherry fruit, and exceptional balance and longevity.

Tasting Notes

Appearance

Pico Maccario Barolo DOCG 2017 displays a beautiful ruby red colour with attractive garnet reflections, characteristic of Nebbiolo's evolution with age. The wine's luminous appearance and developing brick-orange rim speak to the quality of the 2017 vintage and the careful ageing this prestigious Barolo has undergone, creating a visually captivating expression of Piedmont's most celebrated wine.

Aroma

The nose is complex and intense, revealing deep floral aromas that immediately captivate the senses. Enchanting notes of lavender create an elegant aromatic profile, whilst sour cherry adds vibrant fruit character and complexity. This sophisticated bouquet showcases the distinctive character of Nebbiolo grapes from the Barolo DOCG zone, with layers of rose petal, tar, and subtle spice emerging as the wine opens, creating a refined and memorable aromatic experience.

Palate

On the palate, this Barolo reveals exceptional structure and depth, displaying the variety's characteristic firm tannins that are beautifully integrated after ageing. The wine is elegant and complete, with sour cherry fruit balanced by earthy undertones and subtle oak influence. The finish is characterised by its completeness, balance, and remarkable longevity, with persistent flavours that linger gracefully. This is a wine of exceptional quality that demonstrates the ageing potential and refinement that have made Barolo one of Italy's most revered wines.

Pairs With

This prestigious Barolo pairs beautifully with braised beef, osso buco, truffle risotto, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, wild mushroom dishes, roast lamb, game meats, and traditional Piedmontese cuisine.

Wine Specifications

Variety: Barolo

Size: 750mL

Region: Piedimonte

ABV: 14.5%

Vintage: 2017

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Winery & Vintage Info

Vintage Conditions
The 2017 vintage in Piedmont's Barolo region presented distinctive growing conditions that shaped the character of this exceptional wine. The Nebbiolo grapes for Pico Maccario Barolo 2017 were cultivated on hillside vineyards situated between 25 and 300 metres above sea level, where the elevation provides excellent drainage and beneficial diurnal temperature variation. The soils are calcareous and clay marls, rich in slime and compact sands, which impart the wine's characteristic structure and mineral complexity. These unique geological conditions, combined with the 2017 vintage's warm growing season, allowed the Nebbiolo to achieve optimal phenolic ripeness whilst retaining the natural acidity essential for producing age-worthy Barolo. The hillside exposition and soil composition contributed to the wine's intense aromatics and firm tannic structure.

Winemaking Notes
Pico Maccario Barolo DOCG 2017 is crafted using traditional Piedmontese winemaking techniques that honour centuries of Barolo production. The Nebbiolo fruit is handpicked with meticulous selection of the grapes, followed by delicate crushing and de-stemming to preserve the integrity of the fruit. Traditional vinification includes maceration for 13-15 days with gentle wetting of the cap, extracting colour, tannins, and aromatic compounds whilst maintaining elegance. The wine is then aged for 18 months in large Slavonian oak barrels of 25-35 hectolitres, which allow gradual oxygen exchange and development of complexity without overwhelming the fruit with oak character. Following barrel ageing, the wine undergoes an additional 12 months of refinement in the bottle before release, ensuring the tannins are beautifully integrated and the wine displays the completeness, balance, and longevity that define exceptional Barolo.

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