Damilano Lecinquevigne Barolo 2022 (750ml)

The name Lecinquevigne points to its construction: a Barolo drawn from five different MGA crus across the Piedmont denomination (Brunate, Liste, Cerequio, Cannubi and Raviole), assembled by Damilano into a single Nebbiolo bottling rather than a site-specific one. The 2021 vintage was aged in large botte, the traditional neutral cask that lets Nebbiolo's tannin settle without piling on oak. Think of it as a portrait of the grape and the region rather than any one hillside.

What you get is plenty of intensity without the austerity Barolo can sometimes wear in youth. Dark fruit and cassis lead, threaded with spice and the toasted tobacco-leaf note that Nebbiolo develops with time in wood. The texture is open-knit and immediate, which makes it approachable now, though it has the structure to reward patience if you'd rather hold it.