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Lessona Riserva, Massimo Clerico - 2014

Name: Lessona Riserva, Massimo Clerico
Brand: Clerico
SKU: 30220
Price: 39.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 30220 750 mL

The Clerico family has worked the land in Lessona since the 1700s. In fact, the Clerico estate, under the direction of Sandrino Clerico (Massimo’s father), was one of the three original vineyards awarded the right to the Lessona appellation when it was first created in 1976. The Clerico family owns two hectares within the designated Lessona zone, making the Clerico azienda the third largest landholder in the appellation.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2014

Country

Italy

Region

Piedmont

Producer

Clerico

Grape Variety

Nebbiolo

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Staff Pick Notes

"I'm not dead, this is just how I look!" -S.W.M. Instagram Often when a wine begins to transition to a brick brownish color, that means the wine is on its way out, it's dead, you've missed the drinking window. However, for Nebbiolo often this is exactly when the wine is ready. Showing the classic notes of tar, sour cherry, and a slight (but enjoyable) metallic note. It drinks like it has been aged for 30 years while only having gone 10. This is at it's peak right now! Drink with truffle peccorino, while watching Goodfellas.

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Glossary

Piedmont

The most famous grape in Piedmont is the noble Nebbiolo, which makes the long-lived Barolo and Barbaresco. There are plenty of Nebbiolo-based wines that are quite enjoyable in their youth, however, often produced in smaller, lesser-known regions such as Ghemme or Gattinara. Several other Piedmontese grapes make striking and delicious wines: Pelaverga produces light-colored reds with distinctive notes of strawberry, cherry, and pink peppercorn. The red Freisa is vinified in a variety of styles:...