Barolo, Rocche dll'Annunziata, Riserva, 2019
“I think this is the best wine we have ever made” says Elisa Scavino. Last made in 2016, the 2019 Riserva Rocche del Annunziata is off the charts, offering a mix of explosive florality and pliant fruit with white stones and sweet earth. Expansive, ripe, yet controlled with a super classy, velvety finish – an embrace of a Barolo. Inviting and sensual. What a wine. The Scavinos have 1.5 hectares in this great Cru, one of the finest vineyards in Barolo. A sandy south facing vineyard planted with old vines, dating back to 1942, situated at 380 metres above sea level. This is released as a Riserva and so is aged for a year in small barrel, two years in large oak casks, followed by extended ageing in bottle.
critic reviews
The Paolo Scavino 2019 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata comes from a special line that is only made in the best years. We saw a Riserva in 2016, and I'm told it will be made in 2021 (but we won't see that bottle until 2028 or 2029). This wine, however, shows beautifully today with elegant fruit, dark shadings of spice and young and chalky tannins. The wine is classic from all points of view, and you get a generous portion of that celebrated Nebbiolo elegance.