Barolo, Bric del Fiasc, 2014
Always the most muscular of the Scavino cuvees, tannic and powerful with tremendous energy to support the solid, earthy and spicy fruit. Notes of dark fruit, tobacco leaf and cinnamon with a touch of cherry. Intense and expansive, a wine that needs time to give of its best. Bric dël Fiasc is Piedmontese dialect for Bricco Fiasco, the top of the Fiasco vineyard. Situated at 280 metres above sea level in Castiglione Falleto, this is one of the great Crus of the region that makes powerful but classy, age worthy wines. It was the first single vineyard bottling Scavino in 1978.
critic reviews
The 2014 Barolo Bric del Fiasc offers a ittle more depth than most of the other wines in this range, but nothing like what is typical for this, the estates flagship Barolo. I would prefer to drink the 2014 sooner rather than later.
This is one of my favorite single-vineyard 2014 Barolos from the Scavino family. Fruit for the 2014 Barolo Bric del Fiasc is sourced from the Fiasco vineyard in Castiglione Falletto. You might guess this by the wine's trademarked fantasy name "Bric del Fiasc." The family farms a large swath of the Fiasco vineyard, but this wine is made with fruit from a 2.5-hectare section at the center of the cru. It enjoys southeast exposures with both marl and sandy deposits. This complex mix of Tortonian and Helvetian soils makes for a tight, interwoven patchwork. This helps to develop both elegance and power, and you get both in generous supply with this wine. Enrico Scavino realized he had something special during fermentation, and the wine has continued to develop beautifully since then. It boasts finely textured tannins that contribute to the overall structure and firmness. This is an age-worthy Barolo that reveals depth and determination.