Paolo Scavino, Barolo Bric Fiasc other_regions The fruit still shows plenty

The fruit still shows plenty of intensity and the tannins have softened

97 ha parcel of 40 year old vines and 50% new wood)

I suspect one will emerge from the different lots of Les Bessards that I tasted as 2009 is certainly a year where enough wine can be culled out for the Cathelin without sacrificing the monumental quality of the regular Hermitage

the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee da Capo is sheer perfection in a glass

The 2006 Barolo Lazzarito has begun to show the pedigree of this great Serralunga site now that Vietti has backed off the French oak

Paolo Scavino, Barolo Bric Fiasc other_regions The fruit still shows plentyThe 2000 Barolo Bric del Fiasc (magnum) explodes onto the palate with layers of raspberry jam, new leather, licorice and spices, showing tons of intensity, expressive inner sweetness and an impossibly long, powerful finish. Bric del Fiasc is usually a massively tannic wine, but in 2000 the fruit has enough intensity to nearly cover the tannins. This is superb, great Bric del Fiasc. Antonio Galloni