Jay Kline

9.5

The Scavino family’s holdings in the Rocche dell’Annuziata MGA have always been quite special and at Paolo Scavino, it’s bottled as a Riserva. This 2016 was popped and poured and enjoyed over a several hour period. It pours a deep ruby with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of dark cherry, red roses, some tar, dried herbs, gentle warm spices and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with high tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. There’s wonderful concentration and the finish is grippy, long and delicious. As far as Riserva’s go, this is a winner. And, because this is a 2016, you can drink now (with some patience) if you wanna enjoy in its relative youth but this will undoubtedly last for decades.

Over the last 70+ years, Enrico Scavino was a force behind the family’s expansion in the Barolo region. And while he was never been shy about innovation (Enrico was one of the “Barolo Boys” after all), he was a bit more judicious with his use of new French oak; careful to ensure each vineyard’s story was being told. Increasingly, there has been an even greater lean towards a more traditional touch with less time spent in barrique (very little of it new) and more time spent in botti. And while the quality has never really been an argument, the results are evident in the glass and I’ve been impressed with the wine of the last several years. But I digress, the real news is that Enrico passed away in late February which means Piemonte has lost yet another legend.
— 18 days ago

Adolf Kristjansson

9.3

Incredible blend. Highly recommended. — 2 months ago

with Charlotte

Heather Danskin

9.5

Wow. So good. Smooth and a little juicy. From Smithsonian. Really delicious. — 4 months ago

Jess

9.0

Medium ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of cherry, floral.
Dry. Flavors of cherry, rose, tar, peppercorn, leather. Rich, chewy tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — a month ago

Willem Booij

9.1

It’s not all about the big names or so called high end wines. It’s about how a wine tast in the glass, this wine does taste very well after 19 years in the bottle. It’s nice and soft with some ripe red fruits. Just a lovely bottle of Barolo 😋 — 2 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

A solid wine, but slightly underwhelming for Giacosa. Maybe it’s 03, or that it needs more time. — 3 months ago

Brit Young

9.6

Barolo chosen by the barolo expert. Very tannic. Velvety. Dynamite. — a month ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Intense. Tar and plum and tangy thyme and rosemary. A whiff of band aid. Gorgeous texture and the fruit on the midpalate is exceptional. Long in the finish. Crazy good. — 2 months ago

with Tony and Matt

Randy Fillingim

9.2

Needed quite a bit of time to decant, but well worth it. 15 years young.  — 3 months ago

Adam Baker

9.2

Drank with New Years Eve dinner from The Tavern. Wagyu Bolognese and embarrassingly small petit filet. Really enjoyable wine. Good dark fruits. — 4 months ago

with Elissa