From a south-facing site on marne and limestone soils, this is one of Scavino's most important wines in terms of volume. The nose, which displays red fruits, is reticent and lacks some aromatic force now, but the wine is still young. Supple, rounded and fleshy, the palate is also concentrated, with firm tannins and considerable complexity. Spicy and tangy, it shows ample grip and energy on the long, weighty finish.

The 2019 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio (with 6,800 bottles made) needs more time to open. With fruit from the village of Roddi, this expression tends to be more accessible overall, with dark cherry, dried raspberry, spice and earthy iris root. Like some of the other wines in this set of releases, the aromas had difficultly coming out at the time I tasted these samples.