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Paolo Scavino, Barolo Bricco Ambrogio 2014
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2014 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio is soft, pliant and easygoing, all qualities that make it a good choice for drinking now and over the next few years. Sweet red cherry, plum, rose petal and spice are nicely pushed forward in this soft, easygoing Barolo. Drink it up.
Reviewed by: Monica Larner
This is the first of Scavino's single-vineyard wines that I tasted in this lineup. It is the most accessible of these new releases from 2014. The 2014 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio comes from a unique vineyard site in the comune of Roddi that sticks out like an awkward thumb on a map of the greater Barolo appellation. In fact, Bricco Ambrogio is the only vineyard in Roddi registered to make Barolo. The temperatures are a bit lower here on average, from three to four degrees less that the rest of the appellation. The vines are planted at the top of a steep ridge where they are vulnerable to adverse weather. Despite these hardships, Enrico Scavino was one of the very first to believe in the potential of this cru. Soils consist of gray marl with layers of yellow sand. The wine presents a light and floral disposition with direct and immediate intensity. The finish is silky and long and wraps carefully over the palate.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
A fresh and chewy red with plums, iodine, leather and a chocolate character. Full body, an excellent tannin structure and a flavorful finish. Extremely well done for the vintage. Needs two or three years to soften.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2014 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio is soft, pliant and easygoing, all qualities that make it a good choice for drinking now and over the next few years. Sweet red cherry, plum, rose petal and spice are nicely pushed forward in this soft, easygoing Barolo. Drink it up.
About the Producer
Paolo Scavino is an estate in Barolo known for its polished, elegant red wines from the Nebbiolo grape variety. The estate owns 23 hectares (57 acres) entirely within Barolo with parcels in 19 different cru vineyards in all but three of the Barolo communes. The range of nine Barolo wines is led by the Bric Dël Fiasc (from the Fiasco cru in Castiglione Falletto, and produced in both standard and Riserva bottlings), the Cannubi, and the Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata which is aged for an additional year both in large casks and in bottle, and is sourced from a cru vineyard in La Morra. The portfolio of red wines also includes a Langhe Nebbiolo, two Barbera d'Alba wines, a Dolcetto d'Alba, and a Vino Rosso blended from the younger vines grown on the estate. The Langhe Sorriso is Paulo Scavino's key white wine made from Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier. The company was founded in 1921 in Castiglione Falleto by Lorenzo Scavino and his son Paolo. Enrico Scavino has been working in the winery since the age of ten, beginning in 1951. He now runs his estate with his daughters, who are the fourth generation.
