Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric del Fiasc 2012

Professional Ratings

• 94 Wine Spectator
  A core of sweet cherry fruit is enhanced by licorice, leather, spice and tar flavors. This is vibrant and focused, with a dense matrix for support and a long, gripping finish. Best from 2019 through 2033.
• 94 Wine Enthusiast
  Intense and fragrant, this impressive wine opens with enticing scents of rose, iris, red berry and baking spice. The structured, elegant palate delivers sour cherry, raspberry, white pepper, aromatic herb and licorice alongside youthfully firm but refined tannins. Hold for even more complexity. Drink 2019–2024.
• 94 James Suckling
  Intense minerality to this red with hints of white pepper and plums. Full body, firm and silky tannins and a persistent finish. Very tight needing three or four years to open. Better in 2019.
• 93 Wine & Spirits
  One of our tasters called this wine “a meal in a glass” for its concentrated fruit flavors, chewy tannins and black truffle notes. Its tannins feel suave, weaving seamlessly through flavors of plum and raspberry, crushed fennel and spice. Juicy acidity lifts the flavors into brighter tones of cherry as it moves toward a long and poised finish.
• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2012 Barolo Bric dël Fiasc is a delightful wine with a full and generous personality. Compared to past vintages, this edition shows a soft and round disposition that doesn't place it too far away from the similarly warm 2011 growing season. Dark fruit, spice and balsam herb are well balanced against one another. Although there are many parallels between the two vintages, this wine feels more delineated and sharply defined in terms of mouthfeel and structure. The wine closes on a tart and edgy note.