Paolo Scavino Langhe Nebbiolo '22

Founded in 1921 by Lorenzo Scavino and his son Paolo in Castiglione Falletto, the Paolo Scavino winery has always lived up to certain traditions: passion for the land and the wines that can express it. Since he started working at his family's winery in 1951 (at age 10!), Enrico Scavino has carried on the tradition of intensely terroir-driven wines. He now works with his two daughters, Elisa and Enrica (fourth generation), and their wines are well regarded for their purity and elegance. Scavino shows consistently that their attention to detail and precision is applied to not only their Barolo wines but all their wines.
 
Scavino is still a small family farm, now managing 30 hectares of vines, exclusively within 8 of the 11 communes of the Barolo appellation: Castiglione Falletto, Barolo, La Morra, Novello, Serralunga d’Alba, Verduno, Roddi and  Monforte d’Alba. This gives them a unique perspective to showcase the diversity of the region’s land. A focus on quality in the vineyard and the cellar is central to their approach and high standards. 
 
This bottling is composed of Nebbiolo from two single vineyards in the village of La Morra: Bricco Manescotto and Annunziata. They are Barolo grapes vinified and aged to be Langhe Nebbiolo. Vinification is carried out with native yeasts in stainless steel with low temperature fermentation and short maceration, and the wine is aged for 10 months in neutral oak.
 
The Scavino Langhe Nebbiolo shows notes of spiced strawberry jam, fennel, anise, cinnamon, along with a touch of dried flowers, leather, and earth . It is medium-plus in body, with a burst of tart cherry, anise, and cracked pepper on the finish. The tannins are ripe and well integrated. The wines of Piedmont are best enjoyed with food—try this one with red wine–braised short ribs. pork-sausage stuffing, or five-spice noodles.