Damilano Raviole Barolo 2017, Piedmont, Italy
Ruby in color with medium plus intensity.
Beautiful nose of red and black fruits, wild flowers, tobacco, coffee, herbs and peppercorn.
Full-bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with cooked cherries, blueberries, currants, plums, light oak, licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, spices, earth, black tea and black pepper.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This Single Vineyard Barolo is elegant and fruity. Nicely balanced and easy drinking. Complex and entertaining.
Wine Enthusiasts 92 points.
This 7 year old Barolo is drinking beautifully now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.
Good by itself or with food, and a great sipping wine.
100% Nebbiolo grapes were aged in French oak barrels for 2 years.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$70 (at release). — 9 months ago
Perfecto Barbera! Ciao! — 2 years ago
@delectable This is their Barolo Cannubi, not the 1752.
Another producer visit I enjoyed. They opened many older library vintages that day for us.
This example rides the fence of older & more modern styles of Barolo.
Mid exaction & tannins. Shows some restrained brawn, roundness and elegance for such a young Barolo.
WS Grand Tour Las Vegas 2025. — 2 months ago
My third wine from Damilano. Very good. With red (raspberry mostly) and dark fruit (blackberry). Also: vanilla, licorice (maybe) and leather. — 2 years ago
#traderjoes — 3 months ago
Excellent but more of the robust profile with tannins softened but still resolving, more time? — 5 months ago
The origins of the Damilano family dates back to over a century ago, when Guiseppe Borgogno, the great-grandfather of the current owners, started to grow and make wine from his own grapes. Medium Ruby with aromas of fresh berry fruits and generous spice. On the palate this medium body wine shows flavors of juicy cherry and blackberry with notes of citrus and vanilla spice. Light tannin structure, lively acidity, medium ending with fruit finish. Nice value. Drink now, consistent, no aging benefit. — 2 years ago
Mo
More time in the bottle would likely elevate my rating, per other reviews below…
WS: 94. Stitched with pure cherry and raspberry fruit, this red is supple and fragrant, showing lovely harmony. Mineral, tar and eucalyptus accents add detail. There's plenty of structure, with vibrant acidity and refined tannins focusing the finish. Elegant, with the potential to develop over the next two decades. Best from 2027 through 2045. 5,800 cases made, 4,000 cases imported.
JS: 93. There is a rustic, iron-like, rugged quality to this full-bodied and firmly tannic wine that will mellow somewhat with time. But enjoy it for the balsam, tar and red cherry aromas that lead to a meaty, mineral palate. Best from 2027. — 4 days ago