Paolo Scavino

Barolo, Cannubi, 2014

Name: Barolo, Cannubi
Brand: Paolo Scavino
Price: 491.53 GBP

94/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

87/100

Vinous

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2014
75cl
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2014
6x75cl
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£491.53

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

A stunning effort, one of the wines of the vintage. That wonderful uniquely Cannubi mix of glossy texture, finesse and depth of flavour. Long and sumptuous yet with a surprising brightness and lift you don’t always get with Cannubi. So stylish and effortless. Alluring, round, forest berry flavours with touches of griotte, rose, Asian spice and redcurrant as well as a warming kirsch note. A small parcel from which only 300 cases are produced. This is what the Scavinos call “Cannubi Cannubi”. (Their parcel is at the very heart of the Cannubi vineyard at the top of the hill where the mother rock is close to the surface. Soils are blue marne, limestone and sand. Shallow and rocky with a south-east exposure situated at 290 metres above sea level, this terroir makes for a wine combining silky fruit and powerful structure.) The first vintage Scavino bottled was 1985, the vines were planted in 1946 with the low-yielding, darker fruit Nebbiolo michet clone. Cannubi is one of the historic crus of Barolo, in fact such was the fame of the vineyard in the past that wines here were sold as “Cannubio” before Barolo as a defined vineyard region even existed.

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Critic Reviews

87/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

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drinking window 2018 - 2024

date of review 11/2018

94/100

Monica Larner,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Scavino family rents half a hectare of Cannubi and has been doing so since 1985. Vines at the site were planted in 1946, and although some have been replanted, about 80% of those old vines are intact. The site boasts well-draining soils that add to the aromatic identity and intensity of the wines. Fruit in Cannubi tends to ripen a bit earlier than the other grand cru sites in Barolo. This specific half-hectare sees harder marl soils compared to the loose sandy soils that distinguish the rest of Cannubi. Yields are extremely low due to the low vigor on old vines and the Nebbiolo clone (Michet) planted here. The 2014 Barolo Cannubi is a beautifully bright and clean wine with elegant tones of wild fruit, rose and anise. This wine exhibits soft and silky tannins over a compact mouthfeel.

drinking window 2020 - 2040

date of review 06/2018

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