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Domenico Clerico, Barolo Percristina 2007
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The 2007 Barolo Per Cristina was made in limited numbers (with 4,000 bottles produced) and spends five long years in barrique. It exhibits an unabashed and brazen attitude with full emphasis on opulent fruit richness. The wine's appearance and its mouthfeel are equally layered, rich and velvety. Massive aromas of dark fruit and spice make a fitting compliment. Soft tannins fill the palate, adding meaningful intensity and persistency. This is a beautiful effort that will appeal to Barolo enthusiasts and serious collectors alike.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2007 Barolo Percristina is another massive, sumptuous Barolo from Domenico Clerico. Sweet roses, dark red fruit and new leather are just some of the nuances that are woven into its rich, textured frame. Despite the ripeness of the vintage, the 2007 comes across as a rather delicate Percristina at this stage. Percristina is the only Barolo still made with 100% new oak and is now taking a direction that increasingly stands apart from the other Baroli here. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2027. It’s great to see Domenico Clerico pretty much back to his normal self after a bout with illness over the last few years. Despite having made so many dazzling wines in the past, I can’t help thinking Clerico’s best Baroli may still lie ahead. Maceration times have been gradually lengthened, the use of new French oak has come down in most of the wines and there are rumblings that larger casks are on the way. As always, I tasted a large selection of wines during my recent visit to the estate, including 4-5 vintages of each of the Baroli. Clerico’s 2006s are emotional, moving wines that are living up to the praise I bestowed upon them last year. The 2007s are stratospheric, while the 2008s are developing very well, albeit in a more classic style than the decidedly exuberant 2007s. In 2008 Clerico has a Barolo from his vineyard in Bussia that is still being raised separately and may be bottled on its own. Based on multiple tastings, it is a special Barolo. It’s still early for the 2009s, but today they are less viscerally thrilling, pretty much in line with the way most wines of that year are showing right now. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including: de Grazia Imports; tel. (417) 732-4200; Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Estate Wines Ltd., San Rafael CA; tel. (415) 492-9411, Robert Houde Wines, Bensenville IL; tel. (630) 422-1119
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Focused aromas of dark fruits and milk chocolate. Hazelnuts. Full bodied, with velvety tannins and a chewy finish. This is powerful and toned. Give this until 2015.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2007 Barolo Percristina is another massive, sumptuous Barolo from Domenico Clerico. Sweet roses, dark red fruit and new leather are just some of the nuances that are woven into its rich, textured frame. Despite the ripeness of the vintage, the 2007 comes across as a rather delicate Percristina at this stage. Percristina is the only Barolo still made with 100% new oak and is now taking a direction that increasingly stands apart from the other Baroli here.
About the Producer
Clerico Barolo is one of the pioneers of the emerging movement to improve the winemaking of modern Barolo. His wines are round and concentrated, with more fruity aromas, bright ruby red wine with a mulberry taste, reminiscent of burgundy. The Estherso Grand Cru in the Roots, and it is unexpected that these wines are Barolo wines made from Nebbiolo grapes. Clerico was the first state-of-the-art winery in the Barolo region to use the single-campus concept, bottling the wines separately from the different pockets. Let the wine tell the characteristics of the land, so that the wine produced has a unique personality. Clerico believes that the timing of the grape harvest is a very important factor, picking it earlier than other wineries, because he believes that the ripening of tannins is more important than the ripening of grape sweetness. High sweetness only produces wine with a strong alcohol taste. High-quality tannin is the quality guarantee of high-level wine. He especially emphasizes acidity, because acidity will make the wine have a perfect and strong skeleton. Clerico's flagship wine, Cristina, is stored in large oak barrels for 3 years, small oak barrels for 2 years, and 5 years in the bottle for a total of 10 years. Fascinating, is a rare good wine, its wine is to commemorate the unfortunate death of the owner's daughter Cristina when she was 7 years old, and the best grapes are specially selected to make this Percristina wine to commemorate the beloved daughter. Clerico Barolo has been praised as the most representative heavyweight winery in Barolo by virtue of its continuous introduction of amazing wines over the years, and it is also highly praised by wine critics. winery.
