Barolo, Bricco Fiasco, 2007

Wonderful aromas of ripe fruits, flowers and sweet Asian spices, gripping and serious with deliciously vibrant pure fruit notes of strawberry, rose and cherry, mixed with gentle cocoa nuances on the long finish. Less extracted and more fruit expression than previous vintages whilst retaining a statuesque beauty. Very impressive. One of the great Castiglione vineyards, the same vineyard as Scavino’s Bric dël Fiasc but named using the standard Italian dialect as opposed to that of Piedmont. Aged in large Slavonian oak “botti” and barriques with 20-25% new oak for 24 months.