AZELIA - Barolo Bricco Fiasco - 2010 - $396.00

Product code

743189

Format

6 x 750ml

Listing type

Open

Status

Unavailable

Type of product

Still wine

Country

Italy

Regulated designation

Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)

Region

Piedmont

Appellation

Barolo

Varietal(s)

Nebbiolo 100 %

Colour

Red

Sugar

Dry

Closure type

Cork

Producer's website

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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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Press reviews

- 97 points -

Antonio Galloni, January 2014 (Vintage 2010)

Azelia's 2010 Barolo Bricco Fiasco is incredibly polished in this vintage. Dried roses, crushed berries, tobacco, mint and spices are woven together in a fabric of nearly indescribable class and elegance. The ferrous notes and massive tannins typical of this Barolo are nearly completely covered with layers of deeply expressive, perfumed nuances that captivate all the senses. This is a super-classic feeling Bricco Fiasco from Azelia. I never thought I would describe a Bricco Fiasco Barolo as seductive, but Azelia's 2010 is that, and a lot more.

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