2017 Paolo Scavino Ravera, Barolo DOCG, Italy (750ml) Sazerac This beautiful wine has building

This beautiful wine has building structure and ripe tannin

Crisp and focused with a medium to full body

The finish is oak with an orangey tang

culminating in a final note of creamy chocolate

Stays very polished and poised despite its heft

2017 Paolo Scavino Ravera, Barolo DOCG, Italy (750ml) Sazerac This beautiful wine has buildingTASTING NOTES: Wow. What incredible purity to this on the nose with blackberries and raspberries and dark wood, such as mahogany or bark. So perfumed, too. Full bodied with such a solid core of tannins, yet they are layered and polished and come together nicely. A solid, fine wall of tannins, yet the wine is not aggressive. This is really top. Drink after 2024. James Suckling, 97 pts Leather, vanilla and spice aromas are expressive, yet underneath