2000 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric del Fiasc

The 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.

With the 2000 vintage Scavino has reached a new level of excellence, as hard as that may seem to believe. The 2000 Bric del Fiasc is simply awesome. Blessed with masses of dark ripe fruit, terrific concentration and notable structure it is another great version of this wine. The relatively high level of alcohol of the vintage is present, but superbly well-balanced by the wine's other elements. Surprisingly, it comes across as much less accessible than the 2001 and may be entering a period of dormancy.

Good full red. Dee p aromas of redcurrant, smoke and earth. Also rather backward, but shows a lighter touch than the Carobric, with sweeter fruit. Intensely flavored but not weighty, with more classic Barolo energy and notes of flowers and tar. Subtle and flavorful Barolo, finishing with serious tannic backbone for aging.