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Producer name:
CLERICO
Address:
Via Cucchi, 67 - Loc. Manzoni Monforte d'Alba
Owner:
Domenico Clerico
History:
In 1977 Domenico Clerico decided to leave his job as a salesman in order to work full time in his family's estate. Domenico is a self-taught man and started his activity as a vigneron following the advice of his producer friends and experimenting in his cellar. At the beginning of the eighties he met Marc de Grazia who started marketing his wine in the US in 1983. In the meantime Domenico purchased vineyards in some of the most interesting crus of Monforte: Ginestra, Pajana, Mosconi and Bussia. Clerico is today a recognized star among Barolo producers.
Year of establishment:
1976
Total annual production/bottles:
95000
Total vineyard extension (hectares):
21.00
Nebbiolo 57%, Dolcetto 24%, Barbera 19%
Planted varietals and extension (hectares):
Barbera -
4.20
Dolcetto -
5.20
Nebbiolo -
11.60
Vine trellising system:
Guyot
Cultivation methods in the vineyard:
Tilled between the vines
Harvest:
Green Harvest: YES
Harvest period:
Mid September/Mid October
Agronomist:
Domenico Clerico
Oenologist:
Domenico Clerico with Massimo Conterno
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