'Bricco Voghera' Barolo Riserva 2007

AZELIA

'Bricco Voghera' Barolo Riserva
2007

Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barolo
Varietal(s)
Nebbiolo
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
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

In spite of the already low yields due to the age of the vines, the green harvest is still performed, allowing for there to be a special ripening. The hill is incredibly steep and in the summer it receives a the perfect amount of sun and warmth. This confers remarkable characteristics to the grapes. The vineyard only covers a really small surface, inferior to 1 hectare, and it produces on average a little more than 3000 bottles.

Production notes

Released only after resting in the cellar for 6 years. In the Riserva Voghera Brea vineyard, vines more than 75 years old produce unique grapes with incredible concentration. Prolonged aging in wood and in bottle. Elegance, charm and power. Each Riserva is a Riserva to be remembered.

Tasting notes

Dried flowers, dried fruits, great freshness and aromatic intensity. Black cherry, prune, blackberry with rose, violet and dark chocolate. Round tannins that are generous with endless length.

Press reviews

Wine Advocate

- 97 points -

Monica Larner, August 2023 (Vintage 2013)

I have not tasted this Riserva since the 2007 vintage, so it's a great delight to sample the Azelia 2013 Barolo Riserva Bricco Voghera today. In the bottle with the gold and white label, fruit comes from a tiny and little-known site on the east-facing slope opposite Lazzarito. The vines are 95 years old on average, although some are as old as 120. They produce just two or three clusters per vine. This is another vineyard site with closed conditions and cool air currents that produce very firm, compact and age-worthy wines. Hence the Riserva designation. Tasted now 10 years after the harvest, you get a delightful expression with budding tones of evolution with black licorice and camphor ash. It ages in oak casks for five years, with another five years in bottle. You feel the tannins at the back, but they are soft and silky. This is a gorgeous wine that rewards those who drink it now. Only 3,100 bottles exist.

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Wine Spectator

- 93 points -

September 2015 (Vintage 2013)

This red has settled into a sweet spot, with fading cherry, berry, leather, spice and woodsy aromas and flavors. Shows tannins that seem to have mellowed too, until they emerge on the long finish.

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