Domenico Clerico, Barolo Pajana Vintage:2016

Domenico Clerico, Barolo Pajana Vintage:2016The 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.

with a very deep ruby color

the 2014 Proprietary Red needs a little coaxing to reveal slowly unfurling notions of warm black cherries

This balanced effort is built-to-age and will need it

that is an assumption

since 2003

and all varieties are co-fermented for this wine

Pol Roger's 2012 Brut Blanc de Blancs is terrific

dead-fruit flavors and bright acidity on the finish

A really lovely expression of quite intense fruit - a little too intense to be truly elegant perhaps

There is little doubt the 2001 is shaping up to be one of the most elegant Sorì San Lorenzos ever made

the wine is fresh

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