Barolo, 2020

Name: Barolo
Brand: Paolo Scavino
Price: 262.33 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2010 2017 2019 2020 2021

justerini & brooks tasting note

One of the airiest and most intricate straight Barolos we have tasted here, offering top notes of bullace, strawberry and dark cherries with rumbles of licorice and grilled hazelnuts. Elisa added that they now do around 60 micro-vinifications a year across the whole stable, many of which come together to form the Barolo Classico. The 2020 comes from eight different vineyards in La Morra, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga and Monforte, including a plot in Bussia Fantino (which the estate purchased in 2018). From 2021 Bussia has been bottled as an individual MGA wine.

critic reviews

92/100Monica Larner,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Paolo Scavino 2020 Barolo (with Enrico Scavinos signature on the front of the bottle) has a handful of savory herbs, barbecue rub, ripe plum, sweet cherry and dried currant. There are notes of aniseed, but otherwise, the wine is quite broad-brushed, thick or husky on the mid-palate. It ends with balanced freshness. The blend borrows fruit from Rocche Moriondino, Vignolo, Pernanno, Terlo, Albarella, Vignane, San Bernardo, Cerretta and Bussia Vigna Fantini. It ages in oak casks for 22 months, and 50,000 bottles were made.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2035

date of review 04/2024

91/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

The 2020 Barolo is seriously beautiful. Pliant and creamy, with terrific depth, the 2020 impresses with its bold, open-knit personality. A burst of dark red cherry/plum fruit, rose petal, mint and spice lend notable character to this decidedly exuberant Barolo from the Scavino family.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2032

date of review 01/2024