Barolo Margheria 2021

AZELIA

Barolo Margheria
2021

Product code
829703
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Open
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barolo
Varietal(s)
Nebbiolo
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)

The Scavino family owns almost two of Margheria’s 8ha and boasts vines that are upwards of 65 years old. Here, calcareous white clay with a substantial component of silt yields sturdily structured wines, yet Azelia’s example serves this up with an equal measure of refinement. The 2021 wafts with warm earth and currant blossom. Full and darkly fruited, it makes a strong and immediate tannic impact. But as commanding as the tannins are, they remain smooth in texture and are padded by a fleshy layer. The salty twisty is salivating. This will certainly benefit from a few years in the cellar.

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Wine Spectator

- 96 points -

December 2025 (Vintage 2021)

Hay and fresh thyme aromas signal this red, matched to flavors of cherry, cranberry, strawberry and rose. Lithe and elegant, with tremendous staying power and a beam of red fruit that persists.

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James Suckling

- 95 points -

January 2025 (Vintage 2021)

This shows hibiscus, sandalwood and touches of cedar and dark cherries on the nose. The palate is bright and incisive, with persistent, fine-grained tannins and a bright, chewy finish.

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Jeb Dunnuck

- 94 points -

May 2025 (Vintage 2021)

The 2021 Barolo Margheria, which has a deeper pigment and saturated brick red color, offers more concentration and resinous qualities in the glass. It reveals notes of charred rosemary, dark cherries, fresh mint, violets, and dark stones. The palate is highly pleasurable and pure, with a medium to full-bodied feel, lovely purity of ripe cherry fruit, sweet tannins, refreshing acidity, and an elegant tapering finish. A very appealing selection, it’s showing beautifully now yet has a good deal of life and room to improve with the coming 15 or more years.

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