AZELIA
Barolo San Rocco
2019
$150.00
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
GROWING AREA - Serralunga d’Alba GRAPE VARIETY - Nebbiolo 100% SURFACE - 2,1 hectares EXPOSURE AND ALTITUDE - South / 320 m a.s.l. SOIL - Clayey and calcareous TRAINING SYSTEM - Guyot / 4.500 vines per hectare AVERAGE AGE OF VINES - 65 years VINIFICATION - with indigenous yeasts, for approximately 55 - 60 days with submerged cap / 31 °C AGING - 24 months in large casks AVERAGE PRODUCTION - 7,600 bottles, 520 magnums, 60 double magnums
Tasting notes
A cuirassier. Fleshy, extremely focused. Here Serralunga d’Alba is present with signs of licorice, spices and dark fruits. Cherry, currant and blueberry melt harmoniously together. Velvety and sweetly ripe, with splendidly integrated tannins. San Rocco gives an impression of great power, austerity, with an incredible aging potential. Pure complexity. A strong character. Monumental.