2000 Damilano Barolo Riserva

My first experience with the Damilano Riserva. This 2000 edition is one of the best Damilano wines I've had from any of their vintages.  Based on this experience,  I will seek out their Riserva's.  

Fruit is sourced from Castellero, Bussia, Parussi, Fossati, and Monvigliero vineyards from vines with 30 to 50 years of age.
Slow-O for 3 hours and then full decant for dinner. Graceful, lithe in body with delicate and very alluring fruit and aromatics. Very well balanced and quite translucent in color. One could certainly say that it resembled an excellent premier cru from Vosne-Romanee. WOTN.


Other wines at the dinner:

1997 Einaudi Barolo Costa Grimaldi - a serviceable '97... appeared a bit past its peak. Not nearly as balanced as the Damilano Riserva.  Heavier-handed flavor profile with tar, roses and tannins. 

2000 Boroli Villero - next to the other wines, this is an oak-monster with the modern style obscuring much of the beauty of the Villero terroir.  On its own, it could be interpreted as an attractive quaffable Barolo.

2012 Arterberry Maresh - Maresh Vineyard - glorious 13.2% abv ... so preferable to the new world pinot noirs that approach 15% abv these days.  A youngster of a traditional Oregon pinot noir.  Nose is reticent at this stage.  Fruit, forest and spices.  Needs time, but my overall impression is that it is a bit underwhelming for the price point.

2001 Charbonniere Chateauneuf du Pape les Hautes Brusquieres - I mentioned this one in an earlier post ... its a bit tired.