Paolo Deperi
Paolo Bea
Cerrete Sagrantino di Montefalco 2017
Dark berries, dry finish on palate, big and hints of leather and tobacco — a month ago
Paolo Bea
Riserva Pipparello Montefalco Rosso Sangiovese Blend 2008
Holy cow. Just brilliant. Nice plumminess to it along with balanced tannins and acidity. Dark red fruit. Complex as day is long. 2008 — 5 days ago
Terredora di Paolo
Loggia Della Serra Greco di Tufo
Ochen legkiy aromat kak u sitro. Edca ulovimyi no ochenvkusnyi. Sformirovavsheesja s prodolzhitelnym poslevkusiem. Ochen klevoe, ne legkoe. Pod primi i secondi piati — a day ago
Paolo Bea
San Valentino Sangiovese Blend 2017
Like the Pipparello, this is a blend of Sangiovese, Sagrantino and Montepulciano. Unlike the Pipparello, this one sees no oak.
The savory nose is full of cherries, earth, and herbal spices. Very deep and complex. On the palate the acidity is noticeably higher. Intense and brooding. Powerful dusty tannins.
A wine making tour de force. — 2 months ago
Paolo Scavino
Monvigliero Barolo Nebbiolo 2018
It was good. But not great. May have been too young, 2018. — 2 months ago
Paolo Scavino
Vino Rosso Barbera Blend 2022
Very good table wine!! At Adam and Amanda’s. — 3 months ago
Jay Kline
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.
— 17 days ago