94 Points for Damilano’s Fantastic 2020 Barolo!
If you are like us and love to drink Barolo but would rather not spend $100 every time you pop the cork, today's $37.99 bottling from Damilano is for you.
Earning 94 Points in a Wine Spectator blind tasting, the 2020 Damilano "Lecinquevigne" Barolo has earned a score equal to 2020 Barolo from famous producers that sell for four to fourteen times the price!
We tasted the 2020 Damilano "Lecinquevigne" Barolo and it is outstanding, earning a strong 93 Points on our scale. Check out our tasting notes, and details on a special 95-Point Barolo closeout, then click fast on the Big Yellow Button to place your order. Supplies are limited, and this one will go fast!
2020 Damilano "Lecinquevigne" Barolo
Piedmont, Italy
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With enviable holdings in some of the most revered crus in all of Piedmont, the Damilano brothers are highly respected producers in Barolo. Sourced from these five famed sites: Brunate, Liste, Cerequio, Cannubi, and Raviole, "Lecinquevigne" (the five vineyards) is their core bottling.
This 100% estate-grown Nebbiolo is fermented traditionally and raised in classic large barrels. In the glass, it shows a medium-deep ruby with light streaks of garnet. On the nose and in the mouth you'll find delicious aromas and flavors of dark red berries, both fresh and dried, herbs, flowers, organic earth, and black rock minerals.
Lovely and rich, it boasts an approachable softness with a serious structure of chewy tannins and elegant acidity. Complex and sophisticated, we are grateful, and a little surprised that Barolo of this quality is still available under forty bucks!
Approachable in its youth, this wine will be even better in another 2-3 years, and will drink beautifully for another 10-15! We wish we had double the quantity of this Barolo to offer. By the time this wine lands on the Wine Spectator Top 100 list (just a hunch) it’ll be long gone! Don’t wait - grab several bottles now.
Vin Chicago Price: 37.99
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2019 Voerzio Martini "La Serra" Barolo
Piedmont, Italy
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Gianni Voerzio recently retired and sold his winery to a young brother and sister team - Mirko and Federica Martini. To honor Gianni, the new owners named the Serralunga d’Alba property “Voerzio Martini.” Since Voerzio lives just down the road, he still stops by the property regularly, consulting with the young Martini siblings.
You’ve likely heard the name Voerzio before. Gianni Voerzio’s brother, Roberto Voerzio, is one of the most famous producers in the region. If you wanted to buy a bottle of Roberto Voerzio “La Serra” Barolo from the incredible 2019 vintage, it’d set you back $400 or more.
This wine from his brother's former property normally sells for about ¼ the price. Today, thanks to some Vin Chicago magic, we’ve got a limited supply of this 95-Point wine for even less!
Only 112 cases were imported to the US. As with the Damilano above, we expect this one to disappear in a flash!
Wine Spectator Release Price: $110
Median Online Retail: $98
Vin Chicago Price: 69.99
