Barolo, Percristina, 2000

Name: Barolo, Percristina
Brand: Domenico Clerico
Price: 1254 GBP

Available Vintages

all 1995 1996 1999 2000 2003

justerini & brooks tasting note

This comes from the Mosconi Cru, a vineyard slope neighbouring the Ginestra with the same south east exposure. The powerful nature of the Mosconi wines sees them spend up to two years in French oak barriques. An expansive, mouth-filling wine, offering generous berry and black cherry fruit, with notes of fresh ground coffee. Its richness and warmth are offset beautifully by invigorating, cool mineral characteristics on the finish.

critic reviews

90/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

The 2000 Barolo Percristina has held up well. It shows considerable freshness in its dark red fruit, leather, licorice and sweet spices. The French oak remains very much present. It's hard to see the fruit lasting long enough for the oak to every truly integrate.

DRINKING WINDOW 2013 - 2018

date of review 06/2011

93/100Antonio Galloni,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

This bottle of the 2000 Barolo Percristina offers intense, exotic sensations of super-ripe fruit, menthol and minerals, with an opulent open-knit personality and superb persistence on the palate. Hard to resist now, it will be even better in a few years. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2016. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300; Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700; and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411

DRINKING WINDOW 2008 - 2016

date of review 10/2006