2005 Paolo Scavino Barolo "Bric dël Fiasc", Piedmont, Italy - 5LABOUT THIS WINE Scavinos very first single vineyard Barolo, first produced in 1978. Located in Castiglione Falletto, within the Fiasco cru. Under Scavinos ownership since 1921, it is in this vineyard where the Tortonian and Helvetian soils cross, bringing both power and elegance to the finished wine. 260 meters above sea level with a southwest orientation. The 2005 Barolo vintage is generally considered to be a very good to excellent year, offering a

is a rarity in Abruzzo

The sulphur is not demonized here

The estate has since been transformed through the consultation of respected oenologist Carlo Ferrini and his assistant

The know-how passed down through the generations

He continues to take advantage of batonnage

always favoring balance and elegance rather than power or extraction

It is joyful and fully serious all at once

textural wine that exemplifies the elegantly modern style that Etienne Julien has mastered

The 2000 vintage

The cold front at the end of April/start of May passed over quickly

Their area under vines is apportioned between 65% Grüner Veltliner and 30% Riesling

Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks