2008 Barolo Cannubi Riserva
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Tasted from magnum, the 2008 Barolo Riserva Cannubi 1752 offers budding tertiary notes that add a delicate veil of complexity and finesse to the bouquet. The Damilano family has owned vineyards in Cannubi since 1935 and they created this special anniversary wine to celebrate the first historic single-vineyard production of Cannubi that can be traced back to the year 1752. Only 6,600 bottles were produced (sold in cases of six 750-milliliter bottles or magnums), and the 2008 vintage is the first edition produced. The wine is silky and long with lingering tones of smoke, licorice, tar and pressed fruit.The tannins are silky, but there is a spot of cherry sweetness on the finish that indicates a slow, future-aging evolution ahead.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2008 Barolo Cannubi Riserva 1752 is a new wine from one of the best parcels within Cannubi that celebrated the first known mention of the vineyard's name on a bottle. Two thousand eight is a vintage of polished, refined Barolos and Cannubi is one of the top sites in all of Barolo. Sadly, none of that comes through in this dark, concentrated, oak-laden Barolo. Damilano has everything they need to make world-class Barolo, certainly much more than most of their neighbors, but it's time for some things to change.