Barolo degustazione

Wonderful Barolo (and piedmonte) tasting at Delicado wines...presented by Elisa Scavino and Patrick Fox (from Fox beverages, Scavino's importer)

Tasting notes are a bit meh as I was stuffing my face!

spinach linguini and scampi, lovely - good with the vino rosso but the tannin from the nebbiolo was problematic

• 2010 Paolo Scavino Vino Rosso

  Italy, Piedmont, Vino da Tavola

  Nose: predominantly cherry notes with hint of plum
  Mouth: cherry and plum, clean and juicy (medium plus acidity, medium tannin but plenty of front of mouth phenolic grip)
  Nice, simple but drink young as...

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• 2008 Paolo Scavino Langhe Nebbiolo

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

  Nose: vanilla, caramel, plum, rose
  Mouth: medium plus acid and tannin, plum, spice, slight chocolate and vanilla...
  not really my cup of tea

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Oven Roasted Portobello and Red Pine Mushrooms with fresh ricotta...second only to truffles and wild boar...both of the wines were jolly nice with this dish

• 2007 Paolo Scavino Barolo

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Nose: leather, plum, slight herbs, rose, tar and slight spice
  Mouth Medium plus acid and tannin, black fruit and spice - the fruit is very juicy.
  nice.

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• 2005 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bricco Ambrogio

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Nose: medium minus intensity, blackberry, plum, redcurrant
  Mouth: medium acid and tannin, plum and red berry.
  Very nice, subtle and balanced but I have doubts about it's potential to age further...

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Osso bucco with truffled mash and veg...Mmm...

• 2007 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Medium minus intensity, juicy black fruit, tannic backbone, doesn't quit, wonderful...

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• 2005 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  fruit driven, less weight than the 2005, good though, very good in fact but far younger drinking.

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• 1999 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  plenty of acid and alcohol warmth coupled with tannin but, after the 07 and 05, lacked fruit weight and seemed a little too subdued. None the less the quality was apparent.

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three cheeses - a testun di barolo, tallegio (meh) and a pecorino with black truffle...v.pleasant

• 2004 Paolo Scavino Barolo Carobric

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Nose is full of leather, plum and black fruit and in the mouth this fruit continues with tangy notes

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• 2004 Paolo Scavino Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Nose: concentrated but not jammy black fruit and plum, slightly plum quality
  Mouth: medium plus tannin and acid, juicy black fruit, red fruit (almost raspberry) underpinned by tight savoury tannins and medium plus generously alcoholic warm finish.

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Elisa was a wonderful talker and even kindly put up with my annoying questions about botte and barriques and soil types and production methods and roero...It was a lovely evening...