Paolo Scavino, Barolo Carobric Size:12x750ml Tasted blind at the Southwold

Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux tasting

Medium to full-bodied

The 1993 possesses a dense

Aged 12 months in American oak hogsheads (37% new)

wood frames the even spicier aromas of liqueur-like red and dark berry fruit

Paolo Scavino, Barolo Carobric Size:12x750ml Tasted blind at the SouthwoldScavino's 2003 Barolo Carobric is impeccable. Sweet floral notes meld into dried cherries, raspberries, mint and spices. As always, the Carobric is lifted and aromatically expressive. Tertiary notes are still a few years out, especially from magnum. Given the wine's mid weight structure I suggest drinking the 2003 sooner rather than later. All the elements are in the right place in this perfumed, aromatic Barolo made from parcels in Cannubi, Rocche