2011 Damilano "Brunate" Barolo and utter drinkable

and utter drinkable

the Martinellis - and rather remarkably so - only estate-bottle 15% of their production from over 300 acres of beautifully situated vineyards in the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast

with sustained minerality and pretty citrus notes

it will undoubtedly resolve into a beautiful wine with some aging

Dark berries and flowers on the nose follow through to a full body

2011 Damilano "Brunate" Barolo and utter drinkableThe 2011 Barolo Brunate is layered and thick with that high caliber of red fruit intensity you should expect from this celebrated single vineyard. Brunate is known for wines that are powerful and well structured. You get both those qualities here. But you also get enduring aromas of red fruit, blue flower, spice, anise seed and toasted nut that give the wine a sense of gravitas and profound inner dignity. This is a faithful expression of place and