Barolo Margheria 2014

AZELIA

Barolo Margheria
2014

Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barolo
Varietal(s)
Nebbiolo 100 %
Alcohol percentage
14%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Length of aging
30 months
Aging potential
6 à 21 ans
Producer's website

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

SURFACE : 1,9 hectares EXPOSURE AND ALTITUDE : South, South-West / 250 - 360 m a.s.l. SOIL : Clayey with tufaceous marls TRAINING SYSTEM : Guyot / 4.300 vines per hectare AVERAGE AGE OF VINES : 60 years VINIFICATION : with indigenous yeasts, for approximately 55 - 60 days with submerged cap / 31 °C AGING : 30 months in large casks AVERAGE PRODUCTION : 6,100 bottles, 520 magnums, 60 double magnums

Tasting notes

From the heart of Serralunga d’Alba, with all its complexity. Intense aromas, black fruits, licorice and spices in the typical Serralunga style. Energetic. The tannins frame the structure giving density and deepness to the wine. Conclusion with a persistent sapidity. Mineral, earthy, salty. Impressive

Press reviews

Decanter

- 96 points -

Aldo Fiordelli, (Vintage 2017)

Margheria is an MGA in Serralunga, where Azelia occupies the higher westerly aspect. This makes the wine more austere in comparison to examples from other producers. Bright ruby in the glass, the scents are mostly focused on violets, with rhubarb and red berry notes. The palate is vibrant and mineral, with ripe, lavish tannins and bracing acidity. The structure and the almost-tart fruit are finely tailored. Outstanding now, but built for the long haul.

Drinking Window 2021 - 2040

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James Suckling

- 96 points -

(Vintage 2017)

 Smells like a bunch of fresh roses with strawberries and white mushrooms. It’s full-bodied with a very fine, layered palate with lightly dusty tannins. It’s extremely long and sophisticated. Drink in 2025.

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Vinous

- 94 points -

Antonio Galloni, (Vintage 2017)

The 2017 Barolo Margheria is gorgeous. Open, perfumed aromatics are immediately alluring. On the palate, the 2017 is a dark, mysterious wine, with layers of flavor that continue to develop over time. Dark cherry, blood orange, spice, leather, iron and scorched earth add striking layers of nuance. The tannins are potent - we are in Serralunga after all - but the 2017 has so much to offer. It's a gorgeous Barolo to enjoy over the next two decades, maybe more.

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Vinous

- 94 points -

Antonio Galloni, February 2018 (Vintage 2014)

The 2014 Barolo Margheria opens with beguiling, deep-pitched aromatics. Bright red cherry and plum fruit, licorice, anise, rose water and orange peel are some of the many notes that give the wine its personality. Bright, saline and sculpted in feel, the 2014 is going to need a few years to fully unwind, but it is unquestionably vibrant and expressive today. The 2014 spent three years in cask.

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Wine Advocate

- 93 points -

Monica Larner, (Vintage 2017)

The most structured and tannic of these new releases from Azelia is the 2017 Barolo Margheria. The tannins are quite present, meaning that you are required to afford generous aging time to this Barolo from Serralunga d'Alba, hoping that the fruit intensity will run the course. At this young stage, the wine shows blackberry and plum, with licorice, rusty nail and some crushed stone or terracotta clay. The wine's mineral signature is strong and elegant. In appearance, it reveals a lean and bright ruby color, and the power and natural richness of the mouthfeel come as a welcome surprise. This was a release of about 5,900 bottles.

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 Wine Enthusiast

- 93 points -

Kerin O'Keefe, (Vintage 2017)

This opens with aromas of scorched earth that eventually give way to toasted hazelnut, forest floor, dried herbs and whiffs of iris. Full-bodied and elegant, the palate recalls cranberry, star anise and orange zest before an almost salty finish. Tightly knit, fine-grained tannins provide support. Give it time to fully develop. Drink 2027–2032.

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Wine Spectator

- 93 points -

March 2019 (Vintage 2014)

Savory, boasting lavender, juniper and mint aromas, yet there is sweet ripe cherry and plum fruit flavors for balance too. Builds to a long finish, where big tannins reign. Best from 2023 through 2043. 675 cases made, 240 cases imported. 

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Wine Advocate

- 92 points -

Robert Parker, (Vintage 2014)

Voici un vin plus foncé et plus robuste provenant des sols plus lourds, mais également plus calcaires et argileux de Serralunga d’Alba. Le barolo Margheria 2014 est tiré de vignes de 50 ans et montrent conséquemment une intensité aromatique compacte et dense. Le bouquet est bâti sur des couches de fruit noir, de cerise séchée, d’herbes mentholées et de minéraux concassés. La présence en bouche du 2014 vire toutefois vers le côté mince et compact du spectre des barolos.

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Decanter

- 92 points -

Stephen Brook, March 2018 (Vintage 2014)

This comes from the fairly small but well-regarded vineyard of Margheria in Serralunga. The nose is upfront and generous, with ripe cherry fruit notes. It's a powerful and gutsy wine, very concentrated and showing firm tannins and a long peppery finish. A structured 2014 that should age well.

Drinking Window 2020 - 2032

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James Suckling

- 91 points -

January 2018 (Vintage 2014)

Serious tannin structure in this exceptionally closed 2014 Barolo. This needs several more years in the bottle for the fruit to open up, but there's some real depth here. Better from 2020.

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Jancis Robinson

- 17 points -

March 2018 (Vintage 2014)

Serralunga d’Alba. Tasted blind. Dark, lustrous ruby. Fine yet concentrated nose with minerally hints. Has a certain richness to it. Gorgeous cherry fruit interwoven with lots of sandpapery tannins. Still quite youthful.

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