Paolo Scavino Barolo Rocche di Castiglione (750ML)
From Barolo
| Vintage: | 2020 |
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| Description: | 97 Jd / 97 JS / 96 Vm / 95 Ws / 95 Ko / 93 Wa / 16.5 Jr. #60 James Suckling Top 100 Italian 2024. A deep red hue, the 2020 Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione is very expressive and detailed on the nose with notes of pure cherry liqueur, fresh rosemary, lifted spice, blood orange, and rocky earth. Energetic and balanced, it reveals lovely tension on the palate, with fine tannins, an even, mouthwatering spine of acidity, and a long finish, with notes of apricot lasting on the back palate. This beautiful wine is only going to improve over the coming two decades.-Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck. Intense and ashy nose with ripe but refined berries, sweet spices, orange rind and lots of minerals. Compact yet resolved tannins unwind evenly on the full-bodied palate. Long, ashy end with some sweet spices that aren't fully integrated yet. Better from 2027.-James Suckling. The 2020 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a new wine in the range. It takes the place of the Carobric, which was a blend of Cannubi, Rocche di Castiglione and Bric del Fiasc. A few years ago the Scavinos lost their lease on Cannubi, which impacted their ability to continue to make Carobric with the customary blend. That may have turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as the new Rocche di Castiglione is off the charts. Silky, aromatic and pliant, with striking textural depth, the 2020 is immediately captivating. The purity of flavors is just breathtaking. What a wine!-Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media. A bright beam of cherry courses through this red, with strawberry, floral and mineral elements in supporting roles. Though structured, this stays balanced and pure through the long, fruit- and mineral-infused aftertaste. Really captures the 2020 vintage. Best from 2027 through 2046. 100 cases made, 26 cases imported.-Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator. The debut vintage of the Paolo Scavino Rocche di Castiglione has aromas of exotic brown spice, violet, leather, forest floor and camphor. Brooding and concentrated but also showing a beguiling weightlessness, the savory palate delivers plum, black cherry, coffee bean and licorice framed in velvety tannins. Drink 2027–2035. Abv: 14.5%- Kerin O'Keefe. This is a new and exciting wine added to the Paolo Scavino portfolio, with fruit from a tiny 0.2-hectare plot in one of the best crus in Castiglione Falletto. The Scavino family has owned this site since 1996, and before now, this fruit went to the Barolo Carobric. The 2020 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione has upfront ripe fruit and cooked cherry. Most importantly, this expression is cleared up in terms of aromas, especially when compared to some of the other single-vineyard new releases. The fruit is a little soft or baked, but you also get spice, cola and tar. This vineyard site is always distinguished by a very clear mineral note that gives sharpness and focus to the wines made here. This is by far my favorite wine from Paolo Scavino from the 2020 vintage. Only 1,200 bottles were made.-Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate. Castiglione Falletto. Lustrous mid ruby. Savoury-sweet red fruit on the nose of great depth. Lots of fresh raspberry and firm tannins that could do with a bit more stuffing to counteract them. Perhaps further bottle age will do the trick.-Walter Speller, JancisRobinson |
| Price: | $ 109.89 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Grand Vin Wine Merchants
| Address: |
1003 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA 98506 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 360-350-4896 |
First added to 1000 Corks on November 3, 2024.
