Damilano Barolo Lecinquevigne 2020

The Damilano name carries with it more than 100 years of winemaking history in the heart of Italy's dynamic and prestigious wine zone; Barolo. Damilano was founded in 1890, when Giuseppe Borgogno started cultivating grapes and producing wine from his own vineyards. Giacomo Damilano, the founder’s son-in-law, took over the winery operation in 1935. Giacomo grew the business, and improved the general quality of both the vinification system and the vineyards, turning the winery into a jewel of the Langhe area. The results of his hard work were passed down with great pride to his grandchildren Paolo, Mario and Guido in 1997 who then gave new vigor to the family company and they are still working to maintain and improve quality in the vineyards. The Damilano name stands, not only for longevity, but for top quality. Aside from their world-class vineyard holdings, the Damilano family operates a Michelin-starred restaurant in La Morra.   

Damilano's vineyards occupy some of the most world-renowned sites 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 core of the hill and nearly all of the section just to the west, known as Cannubi Valletta. The Damilano crus Cannubi, Brunate, Cerequio and Liste have distinct expressions that showcase the differences in terroir, ranging from the innate elegance of Cannubi and Brunate to the more decisive and structured character of Cerequio and Liste.  

In addition to these four famed single vineyard crus, Damilano produces this wine, the Barolo 'Lecinquevigne', a blend of five vineyards from three different towns: Barolo, Grinzane Cavour and Monforte where the Nebbiolo grape is King. The soils are calcareous and clay, the vines are trained with the guyot method, and the high elevation is at 1,050 feet with a Southeastern exposure.