A firm and chewy Barolo showing sour cherries, lemon rind, dried flowers and tar on the nose. Some leather and mahogany. It’s full-bodied, firm and tannic, with meaty and zesty components. Powerful. Try after 2027.
96 Pts James Suckling
In the bottle with the retro-looking label, the Paolo Scavino 2016 Barolo Riserva Paolo Scavino fu Cav. Lorenzo has strong notes of black licorice, Sucretes (or medicinal cherry), oil paints and dried flower that lift first from the bouquet and infuse the palate. You get pomegranate and redcurrant, and that medicinal cherry comes in strong once again at the end. This is another wine that shows enormous density and concentration. It is a frenetic wine for sure, almost restless. The question is whether that medicinal tone will overtake the rest as it continues to age. It closes with a burly tannic grip. This is the second time, after the 2011 vintage, that a Barolo Riserva made from a blend of MGA fruit was produced. The sites used in the blend are San Bernardo, Albarella, Ravera, Fiasco and Bricco Ambrogio. The wine rests in large oak casks for 22 months, and 5,800 bottles were created.
94 Pts Monica Larner, Robert Parker