Paolo Scavino

Barolo, Ravera, 2018

Name: Barolo, Ravera
Brand: Paolo Scavino
Price: 134.38 GBP

92/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

Vinous

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2018
75cl
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£65.05
2018
6x75cl
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£390.32
2018
1x1.5L
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£134.38

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

At 430m above sea level this is the highest vineyard the Savino’s own, and the wine reflects this with its vital, breezy fruit. Juicy, and full of energy and vigour, this is a boisterous Barolo bursting with wild plum, hedgerow berry and herb characteristics. It holds nothing back and makes the mouth water. Brilliant, invigorating Barolo. A cool and windy terroir that faces east from which only 6000 bottles are produced, the rest is sold in bulk. Aged for two years in large oak ‘botti.’

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

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Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

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Critic Reviews

92/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

The 2018 Barolo Ravera is a relatively soft wine for this site. It offers fine aromatic complexity, but not quite the depth or persistence of the very best years. As such, it will drink well with minimal cellaring. Touches of cedar, dried cherry, pipe tobacco and mint linger.

drinking window 2024 - 2033

date of review 01/2024

92/100

Susan Hulme,

The Wine Independent

The 2018 Paolo Scavino Barolo Ravera from Novello has a ripe nose - bright cherries and sun-warmed strawberries mingle with very subtle, sweet oak-spice. On the palate there is a wall of upright, dry edged tannins while the fruit in the middle is a little shy at present. There is a slight green flavor, but the crunchy, slightly less ripe tannins combine with a pleasant salty, savory finish. Wait one to two years, then drink for 15 to 20 years.

drinking window 2024 - 2042

date of review 07/2022

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.