Domenico Clerico
Domenico Clerico blends his best Nebbiolo plots across Monforte d'Alba into one Barolo DOCG, grown on Sant'Agata fossil marls at 330 to 380 metres. Expect tar, rose and sour cherry over leather and liquorice, with the firm tannin and bright acidity M
Drinker consensus from Vivino and the producer's own Monforte d'Alba vineyard notes, synthesised: tar, rose and sour cherry over leather and liquorice.
Classic Monforte Nebbiolo: tar and dried rose lead, with violet and sour cherry behind. Domenico Clerico drinkers on Vivino most often flag tobacco, leather and earthy tar alongside red cherry, a savoury signature the Sant'Agata fossil marls of these Monforte d'Alba plots tend to give. A light vanilla edge reflects the small share of barrique in the ageing.
Rose petal
Violet
Cherry
Tobacco
Tar
Leather
Oak
LiquoriceFull and firmly tannic at 14.5% abv, with the taut acidity Nebbiolo holds on Monforte's limestone-rich marl soils. Sour cherry and blackberry sit over liquorice and leather; the grip is real but ripe, framed by ageing in large oak with roughly a tenth in barrique rather than a heavily oaked modern style. This is a commune blend of Clerico's best Monforte parcels, so it shows breadth rather than the pinpoint focus of his single-cru Barolos.
Long and savoury, closing on tar, dried rose and a mineral, limestone-driven grip that asks for food or more years in bottle.
Domenico Clerico's calling-card Barolo, an assemblage of his finest Monforte d'Alba vineyards and the entry point to his cru range. Vivino's crowd rates it 4.1 from over 7,300 ratings and critics back the run of vintages in the low-to-mid 90s; structured and built to reward five years' patience and far longer in the cellar.
Live UK and EU listings for the 2019, 2020 and 2022, a named Domenico Clerico Barolo DOCG in the mid-forties to mid-fifties per bottle.
How Clerico's Monforte d'Alba Barolo scores for food, value, cellaring and occasion against the rest of our Italian range.
High-tannin, high-acid Nebbiolo from Barolo is one of Italy's great food reds, built for braised beef, truffle pasta and aged cheese.
A named Domenico Clerico Barolo DOCG carries the prestige and cellar weight wanted for a celebration or a serious dinner.
Barolo DOCG mandates 38 months ageing with 18 in oak; with 14.5% abv and firm Nebbiolo tannin this drinks well past 15 years.
At roughly 45 to 55 pounds this commune blend sits around the Barolo DOCG median, fair rather than cheap for a named Clerico Barolo.
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A compact view of what the Barolo denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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How Clerico's commune blend shifts across a benchmark 2019, a rounder 2020 and a warm 2022 in the Langhe.
2022 was a hot, dry season in the Langhe; careful growers held freshness and made ripe, structured Barolo. Clerico's Monforte commune blend needs a few more years to settle, with the Sant'Agata-marl plots lending grip and lift against the warmth.
2020 was a warm, even season that produced rounder, more open-knit Barolo with velvety tannins, drinkable earlier than 2019. Vivino drinkers rank it a top year for this wine; the commune blend shows polished Monforte fruit over the appellation's tar and rose.
2019 is a benchmark Barolo vintage: a cool, classic growing season that gave Nebbiolo firm tannin, taut acidity and real ageing potential. Clerico's Monforte commune blend is built for the cellar here, with critics rating the 2019 highly (James Suckling 94, Wine Advocate 94+).
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Hand-worked Nebbiolo on Sant'Agata fossil marls, DOCG-mandated ageing and Domenico Clerico's name all sit behind the price of this bottle.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Barolo is in the DOCG tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Barolo falls within Piedmont , covering Cuneo, Langhe: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Novello, Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Diano d'Alba, Cherasco, Roddi. The denomination is further divided into 11 sub-zones.
Fruit comes from Clerico plots planted between 1968 and 2005 at 330 to 380 m on limestone-rich marl, low-yielding sites that cost far more to farm than valley-floor land.
Barolo DOCG cannot be sold for over three years, and Clerico ages in large oak with a share of barrique, tying up cellar space and capital long before a bottle earns anything.
A named Clerico Barolo carries low-to-mid-90s scores across recent vintages (Suckling 94 for 2019, Wine Advocate 94+), and that reputation is priced into the roughly £48 shelf price.
This assembles Clerico's Monforte parcels rather than bottling a named vineyard, so it sits well below his Ciabot Mentin or Pajana crus and is the affordable way into the range.
At 14.5% abv UK still-wine duty is £2.67 a bottle (2026 rate), and 20% VAT on a roughly £48 bottle adds about £8 more before any margin.
Dishes that complement this wine
Barolo's firm tannin and bright acidity were built for braised beef, white-truffle pasta and aged Piedmontese cheese.
Nebbiolo's firm tannin needs protein and fat to soften, and a long-braised beef cheek does exactly that. Clerico's Monforte commune Barolo has the grip and acidity to cut the richness of a Barolo braise without being flattened by it.
Try with: Brasato al Barolo · beef shin stew · ox cheek ragu · More pairings →
The wine's tar, dried rose and earthy, leather-edged aromatics bridge straight to white Alba truffle and butter-rich Langhe pasta. This is the regional pairing the Monforte blend is made for.
Try with: Tajarin al tartufo · agnolotti del plin · truffle risotto · More pairings →
The taut acidity Nebbiolo keeps on Monforte's limestone marls slices through aged, fatty cheese, while the savoury tannin stands up to the salt. A board of mature Piedmontese cheese is a natural close to the meal.
Try with: Aged Castelmagno · mature Parmigiano · Toma stagionata
At 14.5% abv with full body and savoury depth, the wine matches the weight of roast game and the gamey fat of duck. Its tar and leather notes echo the dish rather than fight it.
Try with: Roast duck · venison · roast guinea fowl
The earthy, forest-floor side of mature Nebbiolo locks onto porcini and other umami-led cooking, while the acidity keeps a rich mushroom sauce from cloying. The Sant'Agata-marl savouriness in this bottle makes the match.
Try with: Porcini risotto · mushroom tagliatelle · wild boar ragu
Firm Nebbiolo tannin amplifies chilli heat and turns metallic against oily or delicate fish. Skip fiery curries, sweet-and-sour dishes and plain seafood; pour a Vermentino or Etna Bianco there instead.
Skip with: Vindaloo · sweet-and-sour pork · grilled sardines · sushi · Pairing guide →
With DOCG ageing behind it and firm Nebbiolo structure, the stronger vintages such as 2019 reward fifteen years or more in the cellar.
Peak around 2032. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Barolo DOCG mandates 38 months ageing with 18 in oak; with 14.5% abv and firm Nebbiolo tannin this drinks well past 15 years.
£44.71 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIt is Domenico Clerico's commune-wide Barolo DOCG, a blend of his best Nebbiolo plots across Monforte d'Alba rather than a single named cru. First made in 2011, the producer calls it the estate's calling card.
It is 100% Nebbiolo, as Barolo DOCG requires. The fruit comes from Clerico's Monforte d'Alba vineyards on Sant'Agata fossil marls at 330 to 380 metres.
Tar, dried rose, sour cherry, leather and liquorice with firm tannin and bright acidity. Vivino drinkers most often note tobacco, earthy tar and red cherry, and rate it 4.1 from over 7,300 ratings.
Classic Piedmont matches: brasato al Barolo and braised beef, white-truffle tajarin and agnolotti, roast game and aged hard cheese. Avoid chilli heat and delicate fish, which fight the tannin.
Barolo DOCG ages a minimum of 38 months before release, 18 of them in oak. This bottle drinks from about year five and the stronger vintages, such as 2019, will hold and improve for fifteen years or more.
Listings cover 2019, 2020 and 2022. 2019 is a benchmark, structured vintage for the cellar; 2020 is rounder and more open now; 2022 is a warm year that needs a few more years to settle.
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