AZELIA
'Bricco Voghera' Barolo Riserva
2009
About this winery
Azelia is still something of a Barolo lover's secret. Though the estate is not a high-profile one, proprietor Luigi Scavino is cousin of Enrico Scavino of the renowned Paolo Scavino estate, and shares ownership of the famed Fiasco hill in Castiglione Falletto with him. Luigi, his wife Lorella and son Lorenzo Scavino own and maintain 16 hectares of vines in Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba (including Cru Barolo from Margheria, San Rocco and Voghera Brea) and Montelupo Albese (for their...
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Product notes
Just in excellent vintages. Only after resting in the cellar for 10 years. In the Riserva Bricco Voghera vineyard the vines more than 95 years old produce unique grapes. Aging in wood for 5 years and another 5 in bottle. Elegance, charm and power.
Tasting notes
Incredible concentration. Dried flowers, dried fruits, great freshness and aromatic intensity. Black cherry, prune, blackberry with rose, violet and dark chocolate. Round tannins, generous, with endless length.