Domenico Clerico
Ciabot Mentin Ginestra Barolo Nebbiolo
Tawny color with light rims. Exciting nose. Notes of dried red fruit, anise, herbal tea, and balsamic vinegar. Soft and delicate in the mouth. Very ripe, almost pruny. Some could argue this is past peak, and is maybe on a downward trajectory. But it’s an age and Barolo style I covet, especially with homemade pasta and a spatchcocked roasted chicken that it paired with.
Tawny color with light rims. Exciting nose. Notes of dried red fruit, anise, herbal tea, and balsamic vinegar. Soft and delicate in the mouth. Very ripe, almost pruny. Some could argue this is past peak, and is maybe on a downward trajectory. But it’s an age and Barolo style I covet, especially with homemade pasta and a spatchcocked roasted chicken that it paired with.
Nov 27th, 2021Reddish tawny color. Opaque. Enticing nose. Notes of rose petals, black cherries, cigar and dark soil. Silky with strong impact in the mouth. Seems young. With air the impact grows. Great showing.
Reddish tawny color. Opaque. Enticing nose. Notes of rose petals, black cherries, cigar and dark soil. Silky with strong impact in the mouth. Seems young. With air the impact grows. Great showing.
Nov 26th, 2020Tawny and translucent. Cherry, red rose, tea, anise, some tar and moist black soil. Rich and velvet in the mouth. In a great spot. Gonna pair nicely with a truffle dinner tonight.
Tawny and translucent. Cherry, red rose, tea, anise, some tar and moist black soil. Rich and velvet in the mouth. In a great spot. Gonna pair nicely with a truffle dinner tonight.
Nov 16th, 20191990 vintage showing very nicely, with extraordinarily grippy tannins! Telltale tar with dried violets, bright sour cherries, and a robust earthiness.
1990 vintage showing very nicely, with extraordinarily grippy tannins! Telltale tar with dried violets, bright sour cherries, and a robust earthiness.
Jun 28th, 2015Bright sour cherries, robust and alive, with a full, earthy body. A classic Barolo but without overwhelming tar. What was also memorable were the tannins - remarkably grippy. They did not want to let go! A vibrant yet rounded wine. 1990 vintage.
Bright sour cherries, robust and alive, with a full, earthy body. A classic Barolo but without overwhelming tar. What was also memorable were the tannins - remarkably grippy. They did not want to let go! A vibrant yet rounded wine. 1990 vintage.
Jun 25th, 2015Really stunning and layered, drinking beautifully now but will age and age.
Really stunning and layered, drinking beautifully now but will age and age.
May 19th, 2015Ripe fruit with some stewed notes. Loads of incense and celery seed.
Ripe fruit with some stewed notes. Loads of incense and celery seed.
May 19th, 2015Awesome older Barolo nose, still young though.
Awesome older Barolo nose, still young though.
Sep 20th, 2014