James Suckling 95
"Dried-berry and plum aromas with some toffee and cedar character on the nose, following through to a medium to full body. Its very linear and structured with lots going on. Wonderful length and intensity. Give it time to open. Try after 2023"

Jeb Dunnuck 94
"Located in Roddi, the 2017 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio is marked by perfume of chalky earth, violets, and kirsch. The palate moves into dark fruits, with ripe currant, sweet tobacco, and tannins that emerge on the finish. Hold for 2-4 years and drink 2024-2042."

Wine Advocate 93
"From the village of Roddi, the Paolo Scavino 2017 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio shows a sweet quality of fruit, with candied cherry and summer peach. Those fruity tones are framed by elegant notes of smoke, tar and hazelnut cream. This wine shows a loosely knit texture with soft tannic integration and a very accessible style that sets this bottle up for near and medium-term drinking."

Wine Spectator 92
"Incisive aromas of rose, cherry, menthol, tar and eucalyptus mark this harmonious red, which is lively and defined, with savory elements playing out on the dusty finish. Best from 2025 through 2042. 617 cases made, 75 cases imported. BS"

Vinous Media 90
"The 2017 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio is laced with succulent black cherry, mocha, licorice, dark spice and lavender. The Bricco Ambrogio is usually a bit juicier, while the 2017 is decidedly on the lighter side. -- Antonio Galloni"

The Estate
The most remarkable thing about Enrico Scavino is that even today, this man ever longs to make better Barolo. Generations at the helm of his family estate, founded in 1921, have already proven him a leader in the qualitative advances that have occurred in the Barolo area. And yet, he has never stopped the experimentation that has always kept him on the avant-garde of the Langhe area. He continues to vinify his wines parcel by parcel, taking advantage of these small fermentations to try to make better wines. In fact, in 2007 Enrico has even designed and fabricated his own fermentation vessel, used exclusively on his Barolo, to improve the finesse of extraction from his nebbiolo. Now with his daughters Elisa and Enrica working with him full-time, it would seem possible for this statesmancontemporary of Domenico Clerico and Elio Altareto take a step back. Instead, Enricos passion is further bolstered by the presence of the next generation! And speaking of family, Id be remiss not to mention that Enricos first cousin and neighbor is Luigi Scavino of Azelia fame. Alfonso, father of Luigi, and his brother Paolo, father to Enrico, divided ownership of the 11 hectare Scavino farm in the 1950s, giving each an equal share of the famed Fiasco hill.

Castiglione Falletto lies in the very heart of the Barolo area its soils are of both tortonian and helvetian origins, stratified amongst each other. In other words, crus in Castiglione like Bric del Fiasc (or even Bricco Boschis for that matter) combine the elegance of Barolo and La Morra with the power of Serralunga and Monforte! The first vintage of Bric del Fiasc was 1978as a Barolo Riservahence the release this year of the 30 year anniversary Bric del Fiasc Riserva 2008 (AG:97+). But Enrico never closed his eyes to the beauty of the neighboring communes: in 1985 he signed a long-term lease on a small parcel in Cannubi in Barolo. Next, in 1990, he acquired a piece of the famed Rocche Annunziata cru in La Morra. In 2002, with the help of Domenico Clerico, he purchased a piece of Bricco Ambrogio, the most renown vineyard in the commune of Roddi. And most recently in 2007 he added a piece of Monviglero, considered the grand cru of Verduno.

Winemaking at the estate has evolved over timebut the one constant, even from the days of Enrica and Elisas grandfather, was hygiene: the cleanliness of the winery and health of the grapes remain paramount. Technology has had its influence: Enrico recalls working the vineyards with oxen and horses, and said of the purchase of his first tractor I couldnt have been happier if my father had gifted me a Ferrari! In 1993, rotofermentors arrived at the estate, and between 1996-1999, Slavonian casks were replaced with French oakbut barriques here were always and only used for the first 10 months of aging to help fix color before the wines were transferred to larger oak botti. The percentage of new oak has been much reduced from a height of 30 from the 1990s to 2004, to only 20 new from 2004 2008, 17 new in 2011 & 2012, and for the 2015 harvest they have even reduced to a further 14 new. Quality control is crucial. Scavino could make more winebut the estate chooses to sell off from 10-30 of the production in bulk to maintain their super high standards. This small family farmwhich essentially started with 5.5 hectaresnow manages 29 hectares of vineyards, and regularly finds itself classified amongst the other top estates of the region.