Barolo, Monvigliero, 2018
Dense dark, spicy fruit cloaked in smooth velvety tannins. Aromatic notes of blueberry, black cherry and pepper. The voluptuous, round texture is offset by a cleansing, vibrant minerality that lifts the finish. From a fine limestone, marl and chalk-influenced vineyard at 310 metres altitude in the Verduno commune with a south / southeast exposure with a special microclimate close to the river where there are big day /night temperature differences. This yields a wine that is equally floral, mineral, smooth and powerful. Aged for one year in large oak ‘botti’ and one year in barriques with a maximum of 10 percent new wood.
critic reviews
The 2018 Paolo Scavino Barolo Monvigliero has a very appealing, perfumed nose with fragrant, floral notes focusing on blue flowers with notes of violet, iris and spice. There is a very crushed velvet, silky texture on the palate with some sweet cherry fruit and lots of fine, savory tannins. Very beautiful. Drink now to 20 years
The Paolo Scavino 2018 Barolo Monvigliero offers dried rose and smoky notes with crushed stone and peppery spice. This is a steady and careful production of 4,800 bottles, and the wine has a lean or compact mouthfeel and a special personality with rigid pinpoint aromas that rise tall from the glass.
The 2018 Barolo Monvigliero is such a classy wine. Bright floral and spice notes lead into a core of sweet red cherry fruit in a nervy, beautifully focused Barolo that delivers the goods. All the elements are so well balanced. There is a touch of classical austerity, and yet the Monvigliero has just enough mid-palate pliancy and sweetness to pull it off.