Scavino, Paolo - Paolo Scavino Barolo Carobric 2004 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	Scavino, Paolo
Country	Italy
Region	Piemonte
Varietal	Nebbiolo
Vintage	2004
Sku	RD4944
Size	750ml

 

Carobric, which debuted in the 1996 vintage, is a multivineyard production that represents a selection of grapes from each of Scavino's esteemed crus--Rocche di Castiglione, Cannubi, and Bric del Fiasc. In its early period, it is generally somewhat reticent on the nose, yet more demonstrative on the palate. In '04, it takes the most classic line of the Scavino Barolos, serving as the foil of Bricco Ambrogio and projecting a rare sense of proportion--and perhaps celebrating the estate's recovery of tradition.

Following the death of their father, Alfonso and Paolo Scavino divided their father's vineyard holdings in the commune of Castiglione Falletto. Paolo chose an eponymous title for his estate, which included a 2-hectare plot in Falletto's Fiasco cru known as Bric del Fiasc, situated in Castiglione Falletto. While established in 1921, the site was first represented via a single-vineyard bottling in 1978, a production Paolo undertook at the behest of his son, Enrico. The Scavino estate's premiere cru production and most renowned bottling, Bric del Fiasc is now one of four cru wines in the portfolio (Cannubi, Rocche dell'Annunziata Riserva, and Bricco Ambrogio are the other single-vineyard Barolos). Enrico assumed direction of the estate upon his father's passing, having cultivated an intimate knowledge of Paolo's craft and viticultural philosophy. Enrico, however, unlike many other second-generation winemakers in Piemonte, did not wholly adhere to the established protocol. After a perio