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Domenico Clerico, Barolo Pajana, 1999

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
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A fully mature bottle of one of Barolo's landmark modernist wines, made by Domenico Clerico himself in a great classical vintage. Clerico was one of the original Barolo Boys, the crew who brought French barrique and shorter macerations into the Langhe playbook, and Pajana is one of his flagships: a single-vineyard Barolo from inside the Ginestra MGA in Monforte d'Alba, planted in 1971 on Lequio-Serravallian marl, first bottled in 1990. The 1999 was a firm, structured, long-haul vintage in Barolo, and at more than a quarter century it has arrived exactly where that combination promises, with the barrique polish long since absorbed into the wine. Domenico passed in 2017 and the estate continues under Oscar Arrivabene, his longtime right hand, so bottles from Domenico's own hand are finite. This one comes from a private cellar and is ready now, with no reason to wait. Stand it upright for a day or two, then decant gently off the sediment about an hour before pouring.

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Antonio Galloni

95 points

"Dark ruby. Clerico's 1999 Pajana is simply an outrageous wine. It explodes out of the glass with an aromatic nose and masses of heady, sumptuous dark fruit, prune, plum and licorice sensations that burst onto the palate in an extraordinary expression of Nebbiolo that leaves me speechless. An awesome effort and a benchmark wine for the appellation. Highly recommended." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

91 points

"The 1999 Barolo Pajana, very dark in color, is intensely spicy on the nose, with much aromatic thrust and warmth, while the long, focused, and concentrated palate reveals plenty of extract and depth, abundant vanilla, cedar, and cloves, and plenty of grip on the finish. A wine to wait for, it will drink best from 2006 to 2020." —Daniel Thomases

More about Domenico Clerico

Since 1976, Domenico Clerico has been pulling Barolo from the steep slopes around Monforte d'Alba in Piedmont. His four legendary crus—Ginestra, Bussia, Pajana, Mosconi—sit on limestone soils that demand time and respect. At 21 hectares producing 110,000 bottles yearly, Clerico remains one of Piedmont's most respected voices. These are elegant Barolos, the way serious collectors understand them—structured, age-worthy, built to last decades.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    1999

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo, osso buco, truffled risotto or roast game birds. At this age it is also superb with aged Castelmagno or a plate of tajarin with butter and white truffle.

Tasting Profile

Fully mature Nebbiolo: dried cherry, rose petal, tar, leather, truffle and a flicker of cedar spice. Full-bodied but resolved, tannins melted into silk, acidity still bright, with a long savory finish. Drink now.

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