Domenico Clerico, Barolo Pajana Vintage:2016 Similar in style to a

Similar in style to a lighter-weight 2010

The palate is smooth and rounded with good weight

this brilliant effort needs a handful of years in the cellar and will live to see its 30th birthday in fine form

Still incredibly young

the azure backdrop at its purest on this

Domenico Clerico, Barolo Pajana Vintage:2016 Similar in style to aThe 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.