Paolo Scavino Barolo 2003

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BN#208022

Paolo Scavino

Garnet red color. Intense, elegant nose; kirsch, currant jam, and vanilla. Full-bodied, concentrated, complex, tannic quite intense and persistent flavor. Perfect with Piedmontese cheeses and grilled red meat. This wine is a blend of fruit from 5 vineyard sites: 3 in Castiglione Falletto, Codara, Vignolo and Meriondino, and 2 in Barolo, Via Nuova nd Vignane. Fermented in stainless steel, the wine is then aged in French-oak barriques for 12 months followed by another 12 months in large oak casks.

Wine Spectator

Big and rich, with loads of blackberry and Indian spices on the nose and palate. Full, chewy, long and rich. This is focused, fresh and structured. Best after 2010. 1,500 cases made.

Score: 92. —James Suckling, October 15, 2007.

Wine Advocate

The estate's Barolo normale is typically one of the top wines at this level and the 2003 is no exception. Rich, sweet and generous, it offers plenty of super-ripe fruit with excellent intensity as well as length. Only the harder tannins of the vintage keep the score from going higher. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2013.

Score: 88. —Antonio Galloni, October 2007.