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2005 Clerico, Domenico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo: 750ml
$109.99

$59.99

about this wine:

Made from 100% nebbiolo grapes, from 45-50 yr old vines, in the Ginestra  Cru area. Grapes are macerated on their skins in rotor fermentors for 20-30 days. Maturation takes place in French oak barriques (80% new/20% used once) for  24 to 30 months.

See Ratings and Reviews
points awarded:
ST 95 WA 96 WS 95

96 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2009

The 2005 Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra emerges from the glass with endless layers of sweet spices, menthol, violets and dark fruit on a powerful, authoritative frame. This is a beautifully defined, sculpted wine of the very highest level. Tar, smoke and licorice linger on the finish. The tannins are massive at this stage, and the wine needs time, but the 2005 is undoubtedly one of the stars of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030. -Antonio Galloni


95 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, December 2009

Good deep, saturated red with ruby tones. Lovely perfume of black cherry, plum, soy sauce, cinnamon and flowers; reticent but deep. A silky, intense midweight that's considerably richer than the Pajana. The highly aromatic red fruit flavors really blossomed in the glass with aeration. Finishes round, lush and broad, with harmonious acids and tannins and lingering perfume. This one has the mid-palate material to support its tannins. Clerico's '05 are wonderfully elegant wines.


95 points,

Wine Spectator, July 2009

Perfumed and aromatic, with fresh ripe strawberry and toasty oak. Full-bodied, with focused, chewy tannins and loads of wood and jammy fruit. Powerful. Needs time. Best after 2013. -JS


96 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2009

The 2005 Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra emerges from the glass with endless layers of sweet spices, menthol, violets and dark fruit on a powerful, authoritative frame. This is a beautifully defined, sculpted wine of the very highest level. Tar, smoke and licorice linger on the finish. The tannins are massive at this stage, and the wine needs time, but the 2005 is undoubtedly one of the stars of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030. -Antonio Galloni


95 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, December 2009

Good deep, saturated red with ruby tones. Lovely perfume of black cherry, plum, soy sauce, cinnamon and flowers; reticent but deep. A silky, intense midweight that's considerably richer than the Pajana. The highly aromatic red fruit flavors really blossomed in the glass with aeration. Finishes round, lush and broad, with harmonious acids and tannins and lingering perfume. This one has the mid-palate material to support its tannins. Clerico's '05 are wonderfully elegant wines.


95 points,

Wine Spectator, July 2009

Perfumed and aromatic, with fresh ripe strawberry and toasty oak. Full-bodied, with focused, chewy tannins and loads of wood and jammy fruit. Powerful. Needs time. Best after 2013. -JS


About Winery

Domenico Clerico is located on the border of Langa, in the Monforte region of Italy. Wines are produced from dolcetto, barbera, and nebbiolo grapes under six different labels. With the completion of a new, state of the art winery in summer 2011, Clerico is poised to go from strength to strength.

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