Paolo Scavino

Barolo, Bricco Ambrogio, 2014

Name: Barolo, Bricco Ambrogio
Brand: Paolo Scavino
Price: 329.53 GBP

92/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

89/100

Vinous

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2014
75cl
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2014
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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Tight-knit red berry and loganberry flavours with a refreshing saline edge. Juicy pure fruit, very pretty and transparent. The top cru of the lesser-known commune of Roddi, a very windy terroir exposed south east and planted at 150 metres above sea level.

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Critic Reviews

89/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

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.

drinking window 2018 - 2026

date of review 11/2018

92/100

Monica Larner,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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.

drinking window 2020 - 2035

date of review 06/2018

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