2013 azelia, barolo, san rocco
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Why We're Buying
Azelia Barolo San Rocco is a pure expression of the Piedmont region. The 100 nebbiolo wine comes from 65-year-old vines before being aged for two years in oak barrels. With fewer than 1,000 cases produced annually, San Rocco's quantity is as rare as its quality.
Critics Scores
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Azelia has hit it out of the ballpark with the three single-vineyard Barolos presented. The 2013 Barolo San Rocco is a rich and penetrating wine that keeps a sharp focus on balance and harmony all the while. This vineyard is located in Serralunga d'Alba, and the vines were planted in the early 1990s. The bouquet is robust and forthcoming with dark fruit, spice and cured leather. But ethereal notes of smoke, tar and licorice also lift delicately from the bouquet. You get both power and elegance with this cellar-worthy wine.
Wine Spectator
Harmonious and tightly wound, offering cherry, licorice, eucalyptus and spice aromas and flavors meshed with refined tannins. Remains balanced and long, with sweet fruit offsetting the gum-coating tannins. Best from 2019 through 2033.
Wine Enthusiast
This opens with aromas of baking spice, leather and dark berry. The solid, concentrated palate offers ripe black cherry, mocha and vanilla alongside assertive tannins.