Domenico Clerico, Barolo Pajana, 2006 Wholesale10 This iteration of Dom Pérignon

This iteration of Dom Pérignon

"Delos" honors the founder—100% Chardonnay from vines over 30 years old

so there's no blending to sand down the edges

The blend of Merlot

this Grenache comes from the newly minted SLO Coast AVA

Domenico Clerico, Barolo Pajana, 2006 Wholesale10 This iteration of Dom PérignonDomenico Clerico was one of the original Barolo Boys, the 1990s modernist crew who put French barrique and shorter macerations into the Langhe playbook. Pajana is one of his flagships, a single vineyard Barolo from inside the Ginestra MGA in Monforte d'Alba, planted in 1971 on Lequio Serravallian marl, debut vintage 1990. The 2006 sits squarely in the modernist Clerico mold, vinified by Domenico himself nearly two decades ago: French barrique,