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Damilano, Barolo Cannubi 2017
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The 2017 Barolo Cannubi is pliant and delicate, with subtle and interwoven aromas of wild rose, redcurrant, grilled herb, crushed stone and smoky licorice. In characteristic Cannubi fashion, the wine appears quite delicate and almost understated in terms of aromas, but then it fleshes out and brings in a whole new dimension with ample power and consistency once it hits the palate. The Damilano family has done a good job in a difficult vintage. Production is 40,000 bottles.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Sweet berries, tar and hazelnuts on the nose with some iodine and dry earth. Full-bodied with a solid center palate of juicy fruit and powerful, fine tannins. It’s racy and very long. Needs time to soften. Better after 2023.
About the Producer
Damilano is one of few traditional, ancient, ultra-centenary Barolo winemakers. In fact, the Damilano family has been active since 1890 when Giuseppe Borgogno, the great-grandfather of the current owners, started farming and making wine from the family-owned vineyard in Barolo (Cuneo), the town in the Langhe area that the homonymous wine was named after; a beautiful and generous land that has been the heart of the vocation to produce the “king of wines” for centuries. It wasn’t until the following generation that Giacomo Damilano, the founder’s son-in-law, gave the current name to the winery. Giacomo Damilano gave the stimulus to preserve the vines and apply constant innovation in the quality of the winemaking process, making the winery become a “jewel” to proudly pass on to his nephews, who have managed the company since 1997. Guido, Mario, and Paolo Damilano have been capable of giving new lymph and push to the family company, particularly giving value to the prince grape of the Langhe, the Nebbiolo, and specific terroirs, the Cannubi above all.
