Damilano Barolo Liste

Damilano Barolo Liste (Special Order)

Wine Description

The vineyard for this cru is only four hectares, and half of the land here is owned by Damilano. Liste is located up on a hilltop and its vineyards are what visitors see while driving up the famous Alba-Barolo provincial road. The calcareous and limestone soil in Liste helps the wine develop incredibly complex aromas and a deep, powerful structure. Its bright acidity and smooth tannins contribute to give great longevity to the wine. Even the depth of the terrain and the vast water availability favour the production of firmer, tannic, and powerful wines, so much so that Liste is put on the market a year after its “brothers”. Damilano’s Liste Cru has intense notes of mixed berries, liquorice, tobacco and cocoa on the nose. It is dry, full, and velvety on the palate, with a long, persistent finish.

Cannubi VIneyard
Damilano Cantina
Damilano Team
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Acclaim
“Rich, red fruits have an unusually fresh and ripe presence in this lovely, well-balanced wine. Strawberries, raspberries and a spicy perfume of orange peel and star anise give this beauty a memorable aroma before tangy, nicely tannic sour cherries and cranberries take over the palate.” – (Special Order) — James Suckling, Jan 2024
The Damilano 2019 Barolo Liste is released one year behind its peers. I found this bottle to be slightly reductive on first nose, with a metallic note that did eventually lift. You get pretty aromas of blood orange, sweet tangerine peel. Licorice root and dark fruit. This vintage offers a better quality of aromas compared to 2020 and more complexity too. It is textured with muscle and lasting power. You get a citrusy note on the close. — Wine Advocate, Jan 2025
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Barolo
Vineyard name
Liste
Vineyard size
2 ha acres
Soil composition
calcareous with 15% sand, 55% limestone, 30% clay
Elevation:
984 - 1049 feet
Exposure:
south, south/east
Bottles produced of this wine:
7,400
Average Vine Age:
more than 35 years
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
10
Varietal composition:
100 % Nebbiolo
Fermentation container:
stainless steel tank
Maceration technique:
pumping over
Malolactic fermentation:
natural
Type of aging container:
French and Italian oak barrels
Length of aging before bottling:
24 months in large barrels
Length of bottle aging:
24 months
Total SO2
120
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
6.18 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
29.2 g/L
Total SO2
120
Residual sugar:
0.49 g/L