Domenico Clerico, Barolo docg Percristina 2003

Kultwein des Hauses Clerico! Die 40 heiße Sommertage ohne Regen haben die Entwicklung der Nebbiolo Trauben in 2003 stark beeinflusst: starke Präsenz an Tanninen und Gerbstoff sowie Alkohol, weniger Frucht. Die Tanninen haben allerdings den Wein in den letzten 10 Jahren jung gehalten, so dass der Barolo 2003 jetzt sich angenehm zu Geniessen zeigt. Typisch sind intensive Noten von reifen Früchten und in Alkohol eingelegten Kirschen.

"The 2003 Barolo Percristina, from Mosconi, a south-facing site in Monforte d'Alba, is the most forward of Clerico's Barolos. Early signs of oxidation have begun to creep in. Still, the 2003 is nicely textured, supple and round, with all of the breadth of Mosconi. Here, too, the tannins are imposing, and will only become more so with the passage of time. In a scorching hot year, due south-facing sites are often penalized, as is the case here, although I must point out that the Pajana, which is also from a south-facing site, has handled time more gracefully." AG