Domenico Clerico Barolo Nebbiolo - Piedmont, Italy

Domenico Clerico Barolo Nebbiolo 2016 - Piedmont, Italy

$108   $143




This is great……and here’s why!
95/100 James Suckling
94/100 The Wine Front
94+/100 Wine Advocate
93/100 Wine Spectator
92/100 Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Monica Larner, Wine Advocate "...a generous and full wine that offers a panoramic view of the Nebbiolo grape all in bright Technicolor and with the appropriate intensity. The wine's all-encompassing approach brings many details into focus, including wild cherry, spice, leather and ferrous soil. Fruit is exclusively from Monforte d'Alba, with some from the lower parts of Pajana and Per Cristina and some from the younger vines planted in Ciabot Mentin. This is an elegant expression with the mild oak signature that is an important part of the Clerico playlist. Camphor ash and burnt embers lift lightly as the wine opens in the glass. “

James Suckling "Full-bodied with chewy, ripe tannins and a long, flavorful finish. It’s very structured with lots of ripe tannins and ripe fruit that envelop the phenolics....Plums, cured meat and white truffles. Pretty aromas....”

Antonio Galloni "...bright, fresh and full of life. Medium in body and perfumed...Light on its feet and nuanced, with good energy....it points to a very bright future here."

Robert Parker Jrn "“One of the most gifted winemakers in Piedmont...these are wines of extraordinary richness, amazing aromatics, and sensual personalities that satiate both the hedonistic and the intellectual senses."

Domenico Clerico is one of the most respected names in all Barolo, and his wines are renowned for both winemaking of the highest quality and for their exceptional expression of terroir, derived from outstanding vineyard holdings in four of the greatest crus of Monforte: Ginestra, Bussia, Pajana and Mosconi. Located at the heart of Barolo in Monforte d’Alba, the Domenico Clerico estate has been making iconic wines since 1976. Beginning with just a small 4-hectare farm inherited from his father, Domenico sought out the best undiscovered plots in Barolo, pioneering the concept of single cru wines. In addition to his devotion to single cru vineyards, Clerico championed what is considered a modern style of Barolo, using new burgundy barrels and later barriques to age the wines. The family continues to shape Domenico’s legacy by producing timeless wines that embody the land and spirit of Barolo.

Barolo is a traditional hillside village in the rolling hills of Piedmont, north-western Italy. The vineyards and wineries there have long been famous for producing some of Italy's very finest red wines – predominantly from the region's signature grape variety, Nebbiolo.

Nebbiolo is the grape variety behind the top-quality red wines of Piedmont, northwestern Italy, the most notable of which are Barolo and Barbaresco. Nebbiolo wines are distinguished by their strong tannins, high acidity and distinctive scent – often described as "tar and roses". They also tend to lose color. Within just a few years of vintage, most Nebbiolo wines begin fading from deep, violet-tinged ruby to a beautiful brick orange.
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