2016 Domenico Clerico Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  4/27/2024 - NickA Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Pretty much as expected - silky enough, with undertones of oak, and a stealthily firm tannic structure. A decent charge of intense dark berry fruit, a hint of flowers, and some espresso and anise on the punchy palate.

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  2/15/2024 - Mwc33 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Medium to deep ruby in the glass. Smells a bit hot, with some menthol and/or acetone aromas behind it, though not in a bad way (if that makes any sense). After an hour decanted, dried fruit aromas emerge (fig, prune) along with hoisin. Some dusty, or “old clay pot” hints as well. By 90+ min after decanting, a really glorious nose that suggests right in the sweet spot of age + vigor.
  
  On the palate (at 60+ min), the rush of tart sour cherry is intense, with a long bite of tannin on the mid-palate and into the finish. A bit saline, especially on the not-very-pronounced finish. Very high acidity, high tannin, and medium-full body. Doesn’t appear to be too complex or well-structured, but at first I figured that might be the power of the tannin and acidity covering up any more nuanced notes. However, even after 2+ hours, nothing else really emerges, and the tannin only slightly recedes. Most likely, there isn’t a lot of subtlety to cover up.
  
  Overall, this is a good wine in a good spot right now - still tannic and fruity, but with only limited backbone behind it, I’m not sure I see it getting that much better with time, though it should still last for awhile. I’m glad we drank it when we did, though if (like me) your eyes still get wide with anticipation whenever you see “Barolo,” it’s worth reminding yourself it’s not exactly the high end before you pour. It’s a good wine and decent QPR (esp with the bottle age), but it is a $40 Barolo.
  
  Food: Paired for Valentine’s Day dinner with porcini & rosemary-rubbed ribeyes and spinach/taleggio risotto. The steak, as expected, cut through the tannin and was a good pair (hence the choice of a young-ish Barolo). The porcini notes, however, did not sing with the wine quite as I’d hoped - perhaps a youngish Brunello would have been a better choice. Did excellent work with the creamy and rich risotto, however.

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  9/23/2023 - duchamp Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Medium to deep ruby, fragrant nose of cherry, menthol, rose, black plum, and hints of vanilla, loads of tannins and acidity on the attack followed by wood drenched and smokey dark berry fruit, tar, and powdery extract, finishes with pepper spice, dark fruits, teethy tannins, orange peel, vanilla bean, touches of wood, and lingering tangy acidity
  
  Note: Despite all the references to wood, it's not at all an oaky wine

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  3/8/2023 - pmik wrote: 91 Points

  Hedegaard smagning

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  12/30/2022 - WinoRick Likes this wine: 92 Points

  What a easy drinking crowd pleaser! RIP Dominico.

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