The 2008 Dom Pérignon continues to show very well

a pinch of spice on the finish

focused and beautifully well-delineated flavors that terminate in a precise

Lemon to gold ingot

yet the Pajana remains a bit of a brute

Domenico Clerico, Barolo Pajana other_regions The 2008 Dom Pérignon continuesThe 2001 Barolo Pajana offers up freshly cut flowers, espresso, mint, leather, exotic spices and plums. The fruit still shows plenty of intensity and the tannins have softened, yet the Pajana remains a bit of a brute. There is enough fruit for the 2001 to drink well for another decade or so, but I don't see this ever being a truly elegant Barolo.