which sounds extreme but bear in mind this is the cooler section of the plateau back towards the border with Castillon and these soils take longer to fully ripen their grapes

green apple and discreet spice elements evidences just a touch of pain grillé

Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting

A more elegant and exuberantly fresh nose combines notes of cherry and dark currant with those of plum

cherry and tobacco hold court as the dense structure peeks through the minerally finish

Domenico Clerico, Barolo Percristina other_regions_australia which sounds extreme but bearThe 2000 Barolo Percristina has held up well. It shows considerable freshness in its dark red fruit, leather, licorice and sweet spices. The French oak remains very much present. It's hard to see the fruit lasting long enough for the oak to every truly integrate. Antonio Galloni