'Bricco Voghera' Barolo Riserva 2014

AZELIA

'Bricco Voghera' Barolo Riserva
2014

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
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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

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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James Suckling

- 95 points -

July 2023 (Vintage 2013)

Attractive mineral notes with dried red fruit, nut shell, red spices and cedar. Medium- to full-bodied with compact but already supple tannins. Meaty and long with a round finish. So fine and silky. Already attractive, but still can age.

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Wine Spectator

- 94 points -

April 2025 (Vintage 2014)

At 10 years, this Barolo is starting to settle down and reveal its potential. Cherry, raspberry, plum, earth and eucalyptus aromas and flavors ride a solid base of tannins and vivid acidity. Balanced and long, with earth, iron and tobacco notes lingering. Nonetheless, this is still a bit awkward initially, opening nicely with about a half hour of aeration, so decant now or age for a few more years. 

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Wine Advocate

- 94 points -

Monica Larner, January 2017

The 2007 Barolo Riserva Bricco Voghera is a stunning interpretation with bold fruit contours and plenty of complexity as you read between the lines. Blackberry and red currant segue to tar, licorice, balsam herb and rosemary sprig. The intensity is bright and vibrant. This is a slightly bigger expression of Nebbiolo and the 2007 vintage offers thicker texture and more richness compared to most other years.

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