One of our favorite tasting appointments of the year is when we sit down with Elisa Scavino and taste through an amazing lineup of Barolo. For nearly a century, the Scavino family has been building a relationship with the land in Piedmont. Over the years, they have been dedicated to perfecting multiple terroir-focused, single-vineyard Barolo expressions through meticulous farming and vineyard management.
Our most recent tastings of Paolo Scavino wines we’re of the highly regarded 2016 vintage of Barolo. This growing season was delighted with a warm, dry summer and has been kindly compared to the impressive 2004 and 2001 vintages. This year’s growing conditions proved to be particularly well-suited for the Nebbiolo grape, giving them ample time to ripen. The 2016 vintage for Barolo was as close to perfect as possible, resulting in beautiful aromatics and impressive balance.
Check out this breakdown of the 2016 vintage of Paolo Scavino Wines!
Paolo Scavino Barolo 2016
Village: Castiglione Falletto
M.G.A. Vineyard: Fiasco
Altitude, Exposure: 275 mt, south, south-east
Soil: marne di Sant’Agata fossili, limestone
The Barolo D.O.C.G. is a wine that is held near and dear to the Scavino family. It is sourced from the top-performing plots of 7 different vineyards in the Castiglione Falleto village. In good company, the Rocche Moriondino, Vignolo and Pernanno vineyards), Barolo (Albarella, Terlo, and Vignane vineyards, and Serralunga d’Alba (San Bernardo vineyard) make up this special bottle. The fruits from each vineyard undergo destemming, light crushing, and separate vinifications. Maceration and alcoholic fermentation are performed in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts, while malolactic fermentation occurs in oak barrels. The wine beautifully ages for ten months in neutral French oak, then in large casks for 12 months, and finishes with one year in stainless steel and ten months in bottle before release.
Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc® 2016
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Village: Castiglione Falletto
M.G.A. Vineyard: Fiasco
Altitude, Exposure: 260 mt, south, south-east
Soil: marne di Sant’Agata fossili, limestone
The grapes used in the Bric dël Fiasc® bottling have been under Scavino’s ownership since 1921. This vineyard is a cross between both Tortonian and Helvetian soils, which helps to establish a wine full of power with its own unique flair. This wine is known to express dark, dense fruit characteristics, a significant earthy influence, and a refined tannic structure.
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Paolo Scavino Barolo Bricco Ambrogio 2016
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Village: Roddi
M.G.A. Vineyard: Bricco Ambrogio
Altitude, Exposure: 275 mt, south, south-east
Soil: marne di Sant’Agata fossili, limestone
A newer addition to the Scavino family of wines, the Bricco Mabrogio was established in 2002. Sourced from the most praised vineyard in the village of Roddi, this Barolo is exceptionally aromatic, soft in texture, and finishes beautifully with an articulate balance of both acidity and tannin.
Paolo Scavino Barolo Cannubi 2016
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Village: Barolo
M.G.A. Vineyard: Cannubi
Altitude, Exposure: 290 mt, south-south east
Soil: Marne di Sant’Agata fossili, limestone
The Cannubi vineyard is often recognized as one of the most iconic wines in the Barolo wine region. Paolo Scavino first vinified from this vineyard 1985 and has established well-deserved praises on his ability to create exceptional wines from it. The vineyard itself is low yielding, which plays a significant role in the rich, concentrated fruit structure of the wine.
Paolo Scavino Barolo CAROBRIC® 2016
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Village: Castiglione Falletto
M.G.A. Vineyard: Fiasco
Altitude, Exposure: 275 mt, south, south-east
Soil: marne di Sant’Agata fossili, limestone
The CAROBRIC® expression of Barolo was first established in 1996 as a union between three different historical terroirs, known for their purity and complexity. On the palate, expect this wine to be intense, multifaceted, and full of beautiful aromatics.
Paolo Scavino Barolo Monvigliero 2016
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Village: Verduno
M.G.A. Vineyard: Monvigliero
Altitude, Exposure: 310 mt, south-east
Soil: predominantly limestone, light-colored mixed with chalky veins
The Barolo Monvigliero reigns as the Grand Cru vineyard of the Verduno village. The vineyard was first vinified in the 2000 vintage and was purchased by Scavino in 2007. Expect an exquisite wine, with complex aromatics. On the palate, this wine is spicy, floral, and balsamic in its expression. Feminine in nature, this wine is a showstopper.
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