2021 Paolo Scavino Barolo DOCG | 96 Point Barolo

🏆 96 Points | A Brilliant Introduction to One of Barolo's Great Estates

Paolo Scavino Is One of the Benchmark Producers of Modern Barolo

A Stunning 2021 Barolo. Extraordinary Quality & Outstanding Value

96 Points – Kerin O'Keefe | 94 Points – The Wine Advocate | 93 Points – JamesSuckling.com | 93 Points – Wine Spectator

Piemonte, Italy

96 Points – Kerin O'Keefe | 94 Points – The Wine Advocate
93 Points – JamesSuckling.com | 93 Points – Wine Spectator

RRP $135 a bottle

You don't always need to buy the most expensive single-vineyard Barolo to experience the quality of a great producer.

Sometimes the smartest place to start is with the wine that captures the character of the entire estate.

And with Paolo Scavino, this is it.

The 2021 Paolo Scavino Barolo DOCG is a brilliant introduction to one of Piedmont's great names, combining fruit from several outstanding vineyard sites to create a Barolo of remarkable perfume, structure, complexity and balance.

And the quality is exceptional.

96 points from Kerin O'Keefe. 94 points from The Wine Advocate. 93 points from JamesSuckling.com. 93 points from Wine Spectator.

At RRP $135, this is one of the smartest ways to experience the extraordinary quality of Paolo Scavino.

Tasting Notes

Expect an intensely perfumed and beautifully balanced Barolo with:

• Wild cherry and red raspberry
• Red plum and pomegranate
• Rose petals and violets
• Blood orange and citrus peel
• Liquorice and sweet spice
• Mint, herbs and balsamic notes
• Earth, tobacco and crushed stone
• Fine, beautifully polished Nebbiolo tannins

The palate combines generous red fruit with tremendous freshness and beautifully integrated tannins.

There's plenty of classic Nebbiolo structure, but the wine never becomes heavy or aggressive.

Instead, it has wonderful energy.

Bright cherry and raspberry are layered with flowers, spice and savoury complexity, while fresh acidity and fine-grained tannins drive the wine through to a long, elegant finish.

This is classic Barolo—perfumed, structured, savoury and incredibly refined.

Critical Acclaim

• 96 Points – Kerin O'Keefe
• 94 Points – The Wine Advocate
• 93 Points – JamesSuckling.com
• 93 Points – Wine Spectator

About the Wine

Few producers have helped shape the modern story of Barolo like Paolo Scavino.

Founded in 1921 in Castiglione Falletto, the estate has remained in the Scavino family for generations and today farms an extraordinary collection of vineyards throughout the Barolo appellation.

The estate's vineyard portfolio includes some of the most famous names in Piedmont:

• Ravera
• Bussia
• Prapò
• Cannubi
• Bricco Ambrogio
• Monvigliero
• Rocche dell'Annunziata
• Fiasco

That extraordinary diversity of vineyard holdings is what makes the estate Barolo so interesting.

Rather than focusing on the personality of one individual cru, this wine brings together different vineyard expressions to create a broader picture of Barolo and the Paolo Scavino style.

Some sites contribute perfume and elegance.

Others bring structure and mineral intensity.

Others contribute fruit, depth and power.

The result is a beautifully complete Barolo that delivers the pedigree of the Scavino estate without the considerably higher price tag of the single-vineyard wines.

And in the outstanding 2021 vintage, that makes this particularly compelling.

Food Pairings

Perfect with:

• White truffle risotto
• Beef Wellington
• Slow-braised beef cheeks
• Osso buco
• Brasato al Barolo
• Roast lamb
• Wild mushroom pasta
• Aged Parmigiano Reggiano

Cellaring

Enjoy after extended decanting today or cellar confidently for 15–20 years.

This has the freshness, fruit concentration and tannin structure required to evolve beautifully in bottle.

Young, the wine is driven by cherry, raspberry, rose, violet, liquorice and spice.

As it matures, expect those characters to develop toward classic mature Nebbiolo aromas of dried roses, truffle, leather, tobacco, porcini mushroom, dried cherry and exotic spice.

It will be delicious relatively young with plenty of air, but patience should add another layer of complexity.

Why We Love It

Because this may be the smartest-value Barolo in the Paolo Scavino range.

Look at the single-vineyard wines.

Bricco Ambrogio – RRP $200.

Bussia Vigna Fantini – RRP $250.

Prapò – RRP $250.

Then look at this:

2021 Paolo Scavino Barolo DOCG – RRP $135.

You're getting the same producer.

The same meticulous approach to Nebbiolo.

Fruit drawn from an extraordinary portfolio of Barolo vineyards.

And a wine that received:

96 Kerin O'Keefe. 94 Wine Advocate. 93 James Suckling. 93 Wine Spectator.

That's an exceptional résumé for a Barolo at this price.

And that's why I love estate Barolo from great producers.

You get the DNA of the producer without paying the single-vineyard price.

The 2021 Paolo Scavino Barolo is beautifully perfumed, structured and refined, with enough immediate fruit to make it enormously attractive now and enough tannin and acidity to evolve for many years.

At $135, this is outstanding value for Barolo from one of Piedmont's benchmark estates and a brilliant introduction to the extraordinary wines of Paolo Scavino.

👉 If you've been wanting to discover Paolo Scavino without jumping straight into the $200–$250 single-vineyard wines, start here. This is serious Barolo at a seriously attractive price.