Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric del Fiasc 2017

Professional Ratings

• 97 James Suckling

  Extremely perfumed with plums and dried flowers, as well as walnut and hazelnut undertones. It’s full-bodied with a solid core of fruit and chewy, polished tannins. This has gorgeous linear drive with solid tannins. Really excellent. Give it four to five years to come together. Best after 2025.

• 96 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  With fruit from Castiglione Falletto, the Paolo Scavino 2017 Barolo Bric dël Fiasc is another terrific release from this leading estate. In fact, this wine delivers a big step up in terms of intensity and clarity, with a seamless integration of dark fruit, spice, balsam herb and sweet cherry. It also shows enormous clarity and definition, thanks to subtle touches of limestone and mineral. This wine figures high on a list of the best Barolos made in 2017.

• 95 Jeb Dunnuck

  The 2017 Barolo Bric Del Fiasc has pure aromatics of stony graphitic earth, licorice, violets, and cherry liqueur. The palate is balanced, with a full structure, noted by dried apricot, blood orange, and cinnamon. The Bric del Fiasc has both floral lift as well as noble structure and has a refreshing nature. Drink 2024-2046.

• 95 Wine & Spirits

  April frost and summer drought reduced yields at this estate by 35 percent in the 2017 vintage. But, according to Elisa Scavino, the vines were able to find balance, particularly in the Fiasco parcel, where some blocks date to 1979. The wine shows good depth and concentration, its ample, dark cherry tones fully ripe and layered with notes of licorice and subtle spice. Hints of forest floor lend a pleasant earthy ballast to the dark fruit, the flavors already well integrated and the tannins refined.

• 94 Wine Spectator

  Aromatic, this red offers rose, plum, cherry, licorice, leather and spicy tobacco notes. Firm, yet surprisingly open and balanced at this stage. Remains fresh and long on the savory finish.