Paolo Scavino Barolo Carobric 2017 (750ML)

96 JS / 95 VM / 94 WA / 93 WS / 93 JD / 93 WI

The plums, dried strawberries and crushed stones pop out of the glass. Full-bodied and very layered with intense tannins and a chewy finish. This is a tannic and powerful wine. Give this three to four years to soften and come together. The tannins need to resolve. Drink after 2024.—James Suckling

The 2017 Barolo Carobric is one of the standouts in this range, as it often is. It has an extra dimension of depth and volume that works so well here. Sweet red cherry, cedar, sweet pipe tobacco, anise and brambly notes build as this striking, expressive Barolo shows off its considerable charm. What a pretty wine it is. - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

This wine is a historic blend of fruit from Rocche di Castiglione, Cannubi and Bric dël Fiasc. Because the Cannubi lease was not renewed, Carobric will be very different after the 2018 vintage. However, the Paolo Scavino 2017 Barolo Carobric delivers what we love about this wine. It opens to a medium garnet hue and soft fruit intensity. It exhibits wild cherry and dried raspberry, with spice, smoke and lightly roasted hazelnut.—Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate

Savory aromas of wild thyme and eucalyptus introduce this plum and cherry-filled red. Rich and smooth, with ample tannins emerging on the lingering finish for support. Best from 2023 through 2036. 492 cases made, 75 cases imported. - Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator

A blend of three vineyards, the 2017 Barolo Carobric is ripe and confected on the nose with fresh cherry, licorice, and dried apricot. The palate is medium-bodied, with seamlessly fine tannins, pure raspberry leather, delicate tea leaf, and dusty earth. Drink 2021-2034. - Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Paolo Scavino Barolo Carobric has a sweetly fragrant nose and feels very harmonious on the palate with a lovely silky texture and good concentration. It is translucent, dark ruby in color and medium-full bodied with lots of fine sandy-textured but grippy tannins on the finish. This wine feels firm but very refined too. Wait one to two years before starting to drink and 15 plus - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent