Community Tasting Notes 23

• JohanEGS Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 7, 2021 - The cork smelled like a candy store. It scared me a little but it smelled good. Easy on the decanting. Harsh and stiff as hell so I left it and after an hour in the decanter it started to open up. After yet one hour it was pretty ok. Its a good Barolo. Not the best but I still have 6 bottles left. Lets give it some years.
  (I had to try this again even though I open one a few weeks ago but this time completely different strategy on the decanting. I guess the easy way is the better way.)

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• JohanEGS Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 23, 2021 - Decanterd heavily back and forth 4 times. Small sediments left in bottle and the cork was in perfect shape. As always, a large bucket af paint exploding in my nose. Harch as hell, equivalent to cacao measuring 99 % but after an hour it opens up and gets pretty darn nice. I gave it 90 points 2019 and 91 tonight so let's stick around for 2023.

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• MattB72 wrote: 92 points

  July 10, 2020 - Still way too young.

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• lombardielex Likes this wine: 94 points

  July 5, 2020 - Pale and powerful. Reminded me of an old style Barolo, even though Clerico is one of the “Barolo boys” with their modern ways. Very tannic and tight with notes of menthol and licorice. I enjoyed doing battle with this and felt it got more approachable with time in the glass. Galloni seems to think it’s peaked so I’m drinking my stock now, but seems good to me.

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• hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 94 points

  December 28, 2019 - Wow, I loved this wine. I have had plenty of his single vineyard wines but never this cuvee, and it turned out to be much more intense and focused than his other offerings (which I also like). As some of the other reviewers note, super concentrated, still possesses gripping tannins but with a wonderful complexity on the nose that belies the terror: lots of tar, black fruit, embers, rose petal all form a solid core that stands up well to the tannin. We drank this decanted and over two hours it didn't fade. Clerico's style tends to be a bit modern but I'd say this cuvee is an exception - tannin and fruit we well integrated and suggest a longer life ahead. If I'd tasted this blind, I'd pick this as a very traditional producer. Finish was excellent, nice length with earthy elements showing very well. Barolo fans will not be disappointed here I think. Willing to bet this will score over 95 in five years or so.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Domenico Clerico
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Percristina
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barolo

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• In Cellars 331 (68%)
• Consumed 154 (32%)

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