Barolo Aeroplanservaj DOCG 2021 - Domenico Clerico

Aeroplano selvatico (in dialect “Aeroplan servay”), the wild plane - that's what Domenico Clerico's father called his boy, who often had his head in the clouds. In 2005, Domenico was able to lease vines in Serralunga, his only ones that are not in the municipality of Monforte. Two years later, he launched the first bottling, which he named after his nickname. A beautiful, very expressive wine, exquisitely scented of dark fruits, elegant and fine on the palate and with lots of fruit and a long aftertaste. The vineyard covers only 1.5 hectares. The average age of the vines is just under 30 years and the yield is 5500 kilograms per hectare. The pressing is intensive and lasts around a month. This is followed by 6 months in barriques and a further 30 months in large Slavonian oak barrels. Typical of a Barolo from Serralunga, the Aeroplanservaj has a powerful structure, created by the iron and phosphorous soil, but also by the associated extensive pressing and the long stay in oak barrels.