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750ml
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$27.94
The 2021 Barbera d'Alba Affinato in Carati is a silky, polished wine. Sweet tannins wrap around a core of black...
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Paolo Scavino Barolo 2013
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$232.55
Wow. Love the perfumes to this with plums, cherries and hints of flowers. Full body, chewy tannins, polish and...
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Paolo Scavino Barolo 2016
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$58.95
A very pretty, floral Barolo with rose petals, cedar and sandalwood, as well as strawberries and cherries. It’s...
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Paolo Scavino Barolo 2017
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$54.89
A solid 2017 with a linear flow of fine tannins through the center of the wine providing structure and backbone that...
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Paolo Scavino Barolo 2018
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$53.43
Heady aromas of wild berry, blue flower and graphite lift out of the glass on this fantastic red along with a hint of...
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Paolo Scavino
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo grapes have been grown for centuries in the hilly region of northern Italy, and have more recently started to appear in many New World countries, too, where modern vintners have expressed great enthusiasm for their fine characteristics. Their fame and popularity is widely known, and the Nebbiolo varietal is recognized as the grape responsible for producing the legendary fine wines of Italy. Indeed, this grape is packed full of intense and interesting flavors, ranging from truffle and prune, to tobacco and violets, making the wines they produce a sensory delight which simply get better the longer they are aged. The grapes also lend a beautifully pale red color to their wines, which helped secure their place as some of the finest and most elegant to be found anywhere on earth.
Region: Piedmont
Situated in the north-western part of Italy, the region of Piedmont is known worldwide and is highly respected for the quality of the wines produced there. Many of the most successful sub-regions in Piedmont produce many of the world's finest red wines, such as those made from the excellent Nebbiolo grape varietal in areas such as Barolo and Barbaresco. However, the historic wineries which typify this region use a relatively wide variety of grapes, including Dolcetto and Barbera for their red wines, which are typically aged and have a delightful velvety character. Piedmont isn't all about beautifully complex red wines, though, as it is also famed for high quality, elegant sparkling wines, notably the Asti wines made with the white Moscato grape. The region benefits from a range of terroirs which are often well expressed in the sparkling wines, and a wonderfully consistent climate ideal for vineyard cultivation.
Country: Italy
For several decades in the mid to late twentieth century, Italy's reputation for quality wines took a fairly serious blow. This was brought about partly due to lack of regulation in certain regions, and too much regulation in others. This led to several wineries in the beautiful and highly fertile region of Tuscany making the bold move to work outside of the law, which they saw as responsible for the drop in quality in Tuscan wines. They believed that they had the expertise and the generations of experience necessary with which to make truly excellent, world class wines, and set about doing just that. These 'Super Tuscans', as they came to be known, quickly inspired the rest of Italy to improve their produce, and now, Italian wine producers in the twenty-first century are widely recognised to be amongst the best in the world. Regulation and law began to change, and wine drinkers across the globe woke up to the outstanding wines coming out of Italy, which are continuing to improve and impress to this day.