Extremely perfumed with plums and dried flowers, as well as walnut and hazelnut undertones. It’s full-bodied with a solid core of fruit and chewy, polished tannins. This has gorgeous linear drive with solid tannins. Really excellent. Give it four to five years to come together. Best after 2025.

With fruit from Castiglione Falletto, the Paolo Scavino 2017 Barolo Bric dël Fiasc is another terrific release from this leading estate. In fact, this wine delivers a big step up in terms of intensity and clarity, with a seamless integration of dark fruit, spice, balsam herb and sweet cherry. It also shows enormous clarity and definition, thanks to subtle touches of limestone and mineral. This wine figures high on a list of the best Barolos made in 2017.

The 2017 Barolo Bric del Fiasc is another gorgeous wine in the line up from the Scavino family. Readers will find a Barolo that is more nuanced and less bombastic than in the past. Bric del Fiasc has plenty of power on its own, so this style works so well. Dried rose petal, mint, spice, kirsch and iron all blossom with a bit of coaxing. I can’t wait to see how it ages. (AG) 95+

Wild dark berries and spiced plum are punctuated by sweet earth, liquorice and cocoa. The palate is immediate, sporting a mix of sweet and tart fruit with a savoury tamarind accent. Fully structured with chewy, chalky tannins. Richness builds up to a finish of intense orange notes. With vineyards throughout the entire Barolo region, this 100-year-old estate was originally founded in the township of Castiglione Falletto. The Fiasco parcel has been bottled separately under the flagship Bric dël Fiasc label since 1978.