Paolo Scavino

Barolo, Bricco Ambrogio, 2020

Name: Barolo, Bricco Ambrogio
Brand: Paolo Scavino
Price: 359.12 GBP

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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

A vineyard close to the Scavinos’ hearts, they bought in to the relatively unknown Bricco Ambrogio in 2002 and have expanded their holdings from 5ha to 7ha. Wild, lacy dark herb-infused fruits with concentration and creamy tannins, supported by dusty cocoa and sweet earth. The top cru of the lesser-known commune of Roddi, a very windy terroir exposed southeast and planted at 150 metres above sea level.

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Critic Reviews

95/100

Antonio Galloni,

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The 2020 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio is a complex, alluring wine. Dried herbs, menthol, licorice, sage, mocha and lavender play off a core of purplish/black fruit. Dark and sensual, but not at all heavy, the 2020 has a ton to offer in a plush, immediate style. This is a very sexy Barolo.

drinking window 2025 - 2040

date of review 01/2024

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Producer Summary

Enrico Scavino is surely responsible for the great reputation Piedmont has today with holdings in Barolos finest Crus, Cannubi, Bric del Fiasc and Rocche dell’Annuziata. Through meticulous vineyard work, fermentations and finishing in a mixture of French oak barriques and the larger traditional ‘Botti’ casks, Enrico makes svelte wines whose polish and sophistication enhance rather than shroud their character and typicity. He works with daughters Elisa and Enrica who are now the fourth generation of this family estate, established in 1921.

Vintage

Enrica and Elisa Scavino have delivered a remarkable 2020 vintage. The wines are more finely carved, tactile, and precise than ever – here a floral kick, there a sinewed grip, Nebbiolo on the beat. Elisa describes 2020 as “a vintage of quality and quantity – perfumed – not austere or overly powerful, a beautiful interpretation of Nebbiolo. It is not a vintage of huge concentration but elegance.”

Vineyard

A vineyard close to the Scavinos’ hearts, they bought into the relatively unknown Bricco Ambrogio in 2002 and have expanded their holdings from five hectares to seven hectares. The top cru of the lesser-known commune of Roddi, a very windy terroir exposed southeast and planted at 150 metres above sea level.

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