90 Points - Wine Review Online, September 2009
“Really good Barbera is a terrific food wine and sometimes a great value, and this bottling lives up to all of those descriptors. Remarkably complete and balanced for such a young wine, this features red and black cherry fruit that is ripe but still vividly fresh, with Barbera’s famous acidity being evident but not at all biting. The tannins are very tame but still notable and welcome as a source of structure. This is a killer match for lighter meat dishes and almost any pasta preparation involving tomatoes.”

88 Points - Wine Advocate, August 2009
"The 2008 Barbera d'Asti is another big, racy wine packed with fruit. A persistent vein of minerality supports the long, elegant finish. This is a terrific new wine from Damilano made from a recently-acquired vineyard in Asti. The Barbera d’Asti replaces the Barbera d’Alba, which was made from rented vineyards, and which will no longer be produced. Anticipated maturity: 2009-20113. These entry-level reds from Damilano were among the best I tasted. Hopefully they will turn out to be representative of overall quality in their respective vintages here." -Antonio Galloni