Domenico Clerico

Ciabot Mentin Ginestra Barolo Nebbiolo

9.021 ratings
8.97 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Loren Grossman

Vintner Wilde Farm Wines

9.5

Essential. 5 hour decant. Wonderful notes of roses, tar, shoe polish, licorice root and blackberry. Orange oil. Palate staining front to back with fine coating tannins. No hurry here. Absolutely lovely.

Essential. 5 hour decant. Wonderful notes of roses, tar, shoe polish, licorice root and blackberry. Orange oil. Palate staining front to back with fine coating tannins. No hurry here. Absolutely lovely.

Feb 7th, 2021
Loren Grossman

Vintner Wilde Farm Wines

9.1

Dense and extracted. Plenty of new wood. Malaga. Creosote. Grilled game. Purposeful if not easy. Long.

Dense and extracted. Plenty of new wood. Malaga. Creosote. Grilled game. Purposeful if not easy. Long.

Nov 24th, 2016
Bill Bender

Bold but open and ready to drink, young, not terribly complex at this point but very enjoyable.

Bold but open and ready to drink, young, not terribly complex at this point but very enjoyable.

Nov 27th, 2014
Bill Bender

Corked!

Corked!

Dec 15th, 2013
Michael Sinowitz

Still needs more time

Still needs more time

Aug 14th, 2016
J Ferrugia

Beautiful nose… and even better on the palate.
Dark fruit, cherry, licorice & smoke.
Delightful Barolo! Extraordinary wine!

Beautiful nose… and even better on the palate.
Dark fruit, cherry, licorice & smoke.
Delightful Barolo! Extraordinary wine!

Nov 25th, 2021
Dan
8.9

Earth and leather nose, some moderately ripe black cherry on the nose. Heavy tannins, great acidity, fruit still present and nicely ripe, good tea leaves and roses. Needs a bit more time to get the desired tertiary notes.

Earth and leather nose, some moderately ripe black cherry on the nose. Heavy tannins, great acidity, fruit still present and nicely ripe, good tea leaves and roses. Needs a bit more time to get the desired tertiary notes.

Sep 5th, 2021
Lev Lavrichtchev

Sep 2023: closed, it took two hour extensive aeration in decanter to wake it up. No sign of aging, fresh, bold, taste and nose as in a very nice Clerico (modern) Barolo, young enough, keep longer, will get a couple of points higher

Sep 2023: closed, it took two hour extensive aeration in decanter to wake it up. No sign of aging, fresh, bold, taste and nose as in a very nice Clerico (modern) Barolo, young enough, keep longer, will get a couple of points higher

Jul 10th, 2021
Mike Evans

Lovely perfumed nose with a lot of nuance. Ripe red and black fruit and spice but impeccably balanced by acidity and tannin, drinking great now.

Lovely perfumed nose with a lot of nuance. Ripe red and black fruit and spice but impeccably balanced by acidity and tannin, drinking great now.

Sep 8th, 2018
Susan Scofield

Wow. I've had this bottle for years and just selected it at random tonight. It's really delicious. Tobacco, leather, dark fruit.

Wow. I've had this bottle for years and just selected it at random tonight. It's really delicious. Tobacco, leather, dark fruit.

Oct 17th, 2016