DAMILANO 07 BAROLO CINQUEVIGNE
WINE ADVOCATE 91 POINTS - "The 2007 Barolo Lecinquevigne is a delicious entry-level Barolo. Sweet red cherries spices and French oak are some of the notes that waft from the glass in this supple, silky offering. Sweet hints of tobacco, cedar, candied fruit and crushed flowers linger on the round, silky finish. There is plenty of underlying structure to suggest the wine will drink well for a number of years. This is far from an easygoing entry-level Barolo. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022."We are passionate about the intricacies and beauty of Piedmont's greatest red wines, Barolo and Barbaresco, but we also recognize there are not enough high quality wines at the entry level. That's why Damilano's "Lecinquevigne" is a perfect fit. The winery was started in the late 1880s by Guiseppe Borgogno, the great-grandfather of the current generation of Damilanos. The heritage of the Damilano family is deeply connected with the land and they own several top quality vineyards across the Barolo zone--including over half of Barolo's most famous cru, the great Cannubi vineyard. The Damilano's blend across five cru sites from five villages in Barolo to assemble this balanced and beautiful "Lecinquevigne" blend. No, there is no "Cannubi" in the blend here, but serious Barolo enthusiasts will recognize the crus such as "Movigliero" from the village of Verduno and "Ravera" from Novello as serious sites that are often bottled as single-vineyard wines by other producers. The 2001 vintage of "Lecinquevigne" made Wine Spectator's Top 100 list, and Spectator later noted that the 2001 offered "the best quality/price ratio of any Barolo" that year. This lovely new 2007 "Lecinquevigne" is similarly attractive and a great value.
