Casey Squire with Banville & jones wine merchants/bommarito

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A tasting of 2005 Barolo. Most of these will be pre-orders if any of them sound worthy give me an email or call at the store.

Scavino is a third generation winery in the piedmont. the 2005 vintage of barolo is said to be classic... which basically means if you can't make good wine that year you should try something else for a living.
Scavino tries to be a blend of old and new style of barolo, instead of using the small oak bariques and giving a lot of maceration time to get more of the fruit and grapes together.. yet staying with some of the older practices they are trying to bridge a gap between the two styles.


Rosso Vino da Tavola 2008 a blend of nebbiolo, barbera and dolcetto with a touch of cabernet. dark fruit nose, dark in the glass.. good berry fruits and not overly tannic.. nice blended wine.

Scavino Barolo DOCG 2005... this is their basic barolo.. earthy nose with a little perfume to it.. roses and earth.. dark cherry fruit on the palate with a longish finish.. nice fruit through it.

Scavino Cannubi Barolo 2004 another perfume nose... bright color in the glass, enjoyable tannin play and long finish.. single vineyard

Scavino Carobic Barolo 2005...noticing a trend in pretty aromas on the nose, great texture.. this wine was in the top 100 of wine spectator for 2009.

Scavino Bric del Fiasc Barolo 2005 a blend of several best single vineyards.. bright fruit, lots of acidity...great wine.

Scavino Bricco Ambrogio Barolo 2005... a lighter style of wine, from newer vineyard sites.. not as full bodied but still tasty... more toward the new style of barolo

Scavino Rochhe dell'Annunziata 2003 done in more the traditional style of barolo with the bricky finish.. more tobacco and tar less fresh fruit.. lots of texture though and long finish.. definitely noticing the oak more.