1996 Barolo Mosconi per Cristina Riserva

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Tasting notes
Score 92/100 · Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2005

Dark ruby. This wine offers a stark contrast to what we have tasted so far- it is our only unabashedly modern-styled Barolo. The 1996 Percristina announces itself with an extroverted nose of toasted oak, spices, vanilla, and menthol followed by masses of concentrated dark fruit that coat the palate, with building tannins and a very long finish. This Barolo offers much harmony and balance in its own way. With some air it is approachable today, although ideally a few additional years of cellaring are warranted. I have always been partial to Clerico's 1996s.

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Critic scores
95
95/100

Robert Parker

92
92/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

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95 points
Robert Parker
Score 95/100 · Drink 2019, Robert Parker, Aug 1999

This is a spectacularly powerful, rich, concentrated wine. The profound 1996 Barolo Mosconi Per Cristina Riserva exhibits a black raspberry liqueur-like nose. As it sits in the glass, notes of cherries, cassis, pain grille, and smoke emerge. Massive, powerful, chewy, unctuously-textured, and long, with subtle oak and immense fruit concentration, this spectacular Barolo should age effortlessly for two decades. One of the most gifted winemakers in Piedmont, Domenico Clerico has fashioned this riveting wine from the vineyards surrounding the village of Monforte d'Alba. Clerico utilizes rotary fermenters, and new oak. This a wine of extraordinary richness, amazing aromatics, and a sensual personality that satiates both the hedonistic and intellectual senses. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411

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Domenico Clerico
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Grape Blend

Nebbiolo

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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