Barolo Cerretta 2021

AZELIA

Barolo Cerretta
2021

Product code
845857
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

Decanter

- 96 points -

Michaela Morris, January 2025 (Vintage 2021)

As vinification for Azelia’s four single-MGA bottlings is similar, they provide an instructive glimpse of terroir differences. Cerretta, for example, is just 200m from San Rocco but contains pockets of red clay not typical of Barolo. Redolent of warm brick, dark floral, bay leaf and soy, the nose is a striking, and the wine fills mouth with juicy black cherry and savoury iron. It has tremendous substance but is not heavy, and that energetic acidity properly cleanses. Linear tannins command the palate for now but there is plenty of depth and detail for the long-haul.

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James Suckling

- 96 points -

January 2025 (Vintage 2021)

A powerful wine that deserves patience. It shows violets, roses, black cherries and earth on the nose. The attack is powerful and extracted, with muscular tannins, refreshing acidity and a medium to full body. Austere at the moment.

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Jeb Dunnuck

- 95 points -

May 2025 (Vintage 2021)

Intensely spiced and enveloping in the glass, the 2021 Barolo Cerretta pours a more saturated, youthful red color and lifts with aromas of medicinal herbs, menthol, orange peel, white pepper, and cranberries. The palate is resonant with elegant, fresh red fruit, ripe tannins, and a gracefully long finish that tapers to savory and pleasant notes of apricot and leather on the back palate. This highly appealing wine will continue to improve and drink well over the next 15-20 years.

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