2009 Paolo Scavino Barolo Riserva "Rocche dell'Annunziata", Piedmont, Italy

ABOUT THIS WINE Rocche dell’Annunziata is the Barolo Riserva of the Scavino family. An historical, prestigious “grand cru” from La Morra village purchased in 1990. The 2009 Barolo vintage is generally regarded as a good year, characterized by favorable weather conditions that allowed for an extended growing season. The 2009 Barolos show plenty of elegance, freshness, and fruit-forward character, making them enjoyable both in their youth and over the medium term. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER 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.