Tuesday Newsletter 9-22-2020
In Today’s Newsletter:
Paolo Scavino
Barolo’s Modern-ish Master
Back Vintages from a Washington Legend
Leonetti and Figgins
New Lower Prices on Cappellano’s Collectable Barolo
Trending
Featured Pre-Arrivals from Tuscany
Isole e Olena & Fontodi
Paolo Scavino
Barolo’s Modern-ish Master
Scavino is one of the truly great estates in Barolo, a region with no shortage of famous names. Despite a recent trend towards a more traditional approach, the wines still skew modernist. Rich and powerful in their youth, their true greatness only reveals itself after time in the cellar -something that can’t be said about all of Scavino’s modernist peers. Complex and nuanced upon release, the wines are built to age.
With access to some of Barolo’s most prized vineyards, and a winemaking team that embraces the best of both modern and traditional techniques, the wines are arguably the smartest buys in Barolo today.
With access to some of Barolo’s most prized vineyards, and a winemaking team that embraces the best of both modern and traditional techniques, the wines are arguably the smartest buys in Barolo today.
Elvio Cogno was instrumental in putting the Ravera cru on the map. Born and raised in Novello, the village associated with the famous vineyard, he left his partnership with Marcarini in his sixties to start his namesake winery in 1990. He purchased Cascina Nuova, an underperforming but historic estate, and started making classically-styled wines under his own name from the Ravera cru.