Difference between Pio Cesare Barolo Classico & Barolo?

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Saw a Pio Cesare Barolo Classico 1958 but haven’t ever seen any others. Anyone know what the difference is, if any?

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I’m not 100% certain, but…

I don’t think Classico has any “official” meaning, as it does in Chianti where it is a subregion geographically. Maybe there’s an informal boundary, and the term could mean that grapes came from that unofficial area. It is not a separate DOCG.

You can also find recent vintage wines with “Classico” added to the label–mainly Borgogno, but Prunotto and Oddero have been known to put that word on the label.

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That is the standard Pio Cesare Barolo from the late 1950s. DOC was not instituted until a few years later. By 1964, the word “Classico” on the label was replaced with the DOC text.

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Thanks - appreciate the help here. [cheers.gif]