Barolo, Bricotto
Domenico Clerico

Barolo, Bricotto,

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vintage

Domenico Clerico, Barolo, Bricotto, 2010

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
Domenico Clerico, Barolo, Bricotto, 2010

From the North part of Bussia under the vines from which Aldo Conterno's Cicala is produced. Almost certainly one of the most open and seductive young Clericos yet, full of sweet and savoury character. Suave velvety, mouth-coating flavours of hedgerow fruits, damson plum and cherry. Gently perfumed and refreshingly bright, this simply oozes class. A beauty. Re-installed as of the 2008 vintage, the last previous year was in 1994. In between this time the wine was going into the Arte blend, as the parcel is so small and barely produces enough wine to warrant its own bottling. Clerico is now bottling up this small but fantastic cuvee in magnums only, only 750 individual magnums are produced a year.

Maturity:
Keep
ABV:
13%
92+/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Good bright, dark red. Red cherry, mocha, licorice and dried flowers on the nose and palate, accented by mint and menthol. Juicy, sappy and youthfully tight; less obviously dense than the 2009 but displays terrific cut and really fills the mouth with perfume. Finishes with a firm tannic spine. I'd give this five or six years of cellaring.
Date Reviewed:
11/2013

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country:
Italy
region:
Piedmont
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Domenico Clerico

Domenico Clerico

In 1977 Domenico Clerico decided to leave his job as a salesman in order to work full time in his family’s estate. After several experiments in the cellar, Domenico’s friends persuaded him to make wine on a permanent basis. Vineyards were purchased in some of the most interesting crus of Monteforte: Ginestra in 1983, Pajana in 1989 and the last, Mosconi, in 1985. Domenico, who tragically passed away earlier in July 2017, is of the region’s great legends, as an advocate for the modern Barolo winemaking philosophy of short maceration and ageing in barriques. The wines display polish, structure and - most importantly - balance.

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