Domenico Clerico is a true live wire. His wines reflect the way he lives his life, full of passion and intensity.

In his youth, his grandfather called him an “aeroplan sarvaj,” an “airplane flying out of control” in local Piedmontese dialect. Along with Elio Altare, Clerico was part of the modernist movement in Barolo during the 80’s and 90’s, using winemaking methods which went against the grain of tradition such as reducing maceration times and aging their wines in French barriques.

Generous, exuberant and powerful, Clerico’s wines are made without compromise. Grapes are harvested at optimal maturity from low yielding vineyards in the superb terroirs of Monforte d’Alba. The resulting wines show great density and colour, and are built for extended cellaring. While Clerico has always used barriques for all of his cuvées, much of them new, he has recently changed course and has toned down his use of oak. Both the Dolcetto “Visadi” and Barbera “Trevigne” are now made in stainless steel tanks while the precentage of new oak used for his Barolos has been reduced.