Father and son, Lorenzo and Paolo Scavino, started this winery back in 1921, but it was Paolo's son, Enrico, who had a progressive mindset for making a new generation of Barolos. In turn, his daughters, Enrica and Elisa, have continued to make improvements in the vineyards and cellar, and the critical reviews have rewarded their efforts year after year! They gently extract from the skins during fermentation, managing to pull out the finest quality tannins and avoid overly aggressive mouthfeels. They then age the wine for nearly two years in traditional, large oak barrels to not unduly intrude on the beautiful fruit character they worked so hard to endow it with. Over the decades, they've ended up with an extensive range of vineyards with which to work.
Their plots high up on Ravera make wines that show the more finessed and lifted side to Barolo, with an excellent display of aromas sitting over an earthy-mineral, ripely red-fruited palate, with a threadwork of lacy tannins and firm core of acidity.
Their plots high up on Ravera make wines that show the more finessed and lifted side to Barolo, with an excellent display of aromas sitting over an earthy-mineral, ripely red-fruited palate, with a threadwork of lacy tannins and firm core of acidity.
