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Damilano

The Damilano name carries with it more than 100 years of winemaking history in the heart of Italy’s most dynamic, competitive, and prestigious wine zone: Barolo. Damilano is one of the oldest wineries in Barolo, founded by Giuseppe Borgogno in 1890. Giacomo Damilano, the founder’s son-in-law, took over the winery operation in 1935, growing the business and improving quality. Today, Giacomo’s grandchildren Paolo, Mario and Guido run the family company and are still working to maintain and improve quality in the vineyard. Damilano’s vineyards occupy some of the most world-renowned and historic vineyards in Barolo, on what is perhaps the most historically important sites of all, the hill of Cannubi. Damilano owns one of the largest sections in the historical core of the hill and nearly all of the section just to the west, known as Cannubi Valletta. Arneis Langhe DOC A clean, fresh and varietally correct expression of Langhe’s native white variety. Grown in the Roero hills that were formed by deposits of the Tanaro river. The thermal swings between day and night of this area assure a longer ripening period, which yields great concentration of aroma.

Barbera d’Asti DOCG This wine is sourced from 20 to 30-year-old vines in the Monferrato area of Asti, where Barbera was born. Barbera grapes are planted in the most favorable growing sites in the province of Asti and the wines yielded tend to be dense and juicy. Damilano’s Barbera d’Asti benefits as well from mature vines that produce concentrated berries. This wine sees only stainless-steel in the winery.

“Marghe” Nebbiolo Langhe DOC Nebbiolo is the oldest indigenous red-grape vine of Piedmont and one of the noblest and most prestigious in Italy. Its name derives from ‘nebbia’, the Italian word for mist or fog: some say this is from the ‘misty’ look of its grapes, with their velvety covering, and others that it is because the late-ripening grape is often harvested during early autumn fogs. The Langhe Nebbiolo from Damilano is sourced from younger vines than those which produce the family’s Barolo wines. The result is bright varietal character with refreshing juiciness. 12 months aging in large oak barrels softens the aggressive tannins of Nebbiolo.

“LeCinqueVigne” Barolo DOCG Damilano’s classic Barolo DOCG. The wine is sourced from five vineyards (Cinque Vigne) across the appellation to yield a wine of balance, depth and character reflective of the Barolo DOCG as as whole. Source vineyards include the crus of Castellero (Barolo), La Cavourrina (Grinzane Cavour), and Ravera (Novello). Assembled in the right proportion they present an enormously pleasant Barolo, classic in its red and black fruit with precise and pleasant tannins.

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WINES OF NORTHERN ITALY