Azelia - Dolcetto d'Alba 'Bricco dell'Oriolo' 2022
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Established in 1920 by patriarch Lorenzo Scavino, Azelia is located in the commune of Castiglione Falletto. This small town is in a special and unique location, where the two main soils types of Barolo are stratified together, lending both power and elegance to the wines. In 1967, Alfonso Scavino (son of Lorenzo) took the reins of the estate and bottled the first wines under the Azelia name. Today, Alfonso’s grandson, Luigi and great-grandson, Lorenzo are the 4th and 5thgenerations in charge of this family estate. The father and son team continue to apply what they learned from previous generations, making wines that respect the traditions of their forefathers, while utilizing modern techniques to continually improve their quality year-after-year.
Luigi Scavino is the cousin of Enrico Scavino of Paolo Scavino winery, and the two share ownership of the famed Fiasco hill in Castiglione Falletto. In addition, Azelia has holdings in the San Rocco, Margheria, Bricco Voghera, and Cerretta vineyards located in Serralunga d’Alba, and they produce old vines bottlings of both Barbera and Dolcetto. Total production is around 6,000 cases per year.
Though Azelia remains a Barolo lover’s secret – somehow still under the radar–they have built their reputation around beautiful wines of uncompromising quality.
A Dolcetto produced from the Bricco dell’Oriolo single-vineyard, with a full south exposure and from one of the region’s best areas for this variety: Montelupo Albese. Intense color, red fruit, blackberry, blueberry, rose, sweet spices, deep fruity and floral flavors which persist for long. Aromatic and mineral. Ideal to drink young, but given its complexity also after a few years. Aged exclusively in steel to exalt its attractive freshness. Extremely intense. An explosion of flowers and fruits.
Producer: Azelia
Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Varietal: Dolcetto
Appellation: Dolcetto d'Alba
Vintage: 2022
Size: 750ml