Azelia - Barolo Margheria 2013 (750ml)
The highest possible quality in the bottle is the main goal for Azelia. The processes adopted in the cellar represent a kind of fusion of modernity and tradition : the Past the story of four generations of wine producers is maintained with the inclusion of modern techniques. Louis says that the right is in the middle ground. It's all about balance. All the wines held within rotofermenters fermentation and maceration at a controlled temperature. They are never added yeasts or enzymes everything is done by the natural wild yeast. During the aging the company uses depending on the wine barrels or casks so as to allow each wine to express itself in the best way. No wine undergoes filtration or clarification of any kind. The stabilization takes place by gravity."
Vinous: 95 Points
"The 2013 Barolo Margheria shows its typically high-toned aromatic profile. Scents of lavender sage mint leather and earthiness meld into a core of dark stone fruits. Veins of bright acidity and salinity give the flavors an extra kick of brightness on the finish. The relatively high-altitude of this site and the limestone-rich soils yield a brilliant salivating Barolo. The Margheria was aged in cask."
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
"The cherry and plum flavors are buried in a dense matrix of tannins shaded by tobacco leather tar and iron notes. Linear and persistent on the finish if less expressive at this stage than its peers. Best from 2021 through 2040."
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
This vineyard is located in Serralunga d'Alba where the soils are rich with clay and limestone. Vines are 50 years old on average. The 2013 Barolo Margheria is a terrific wine with broad shoulders and a fully loaded exuberant personality. The bouquet is dark and gristly in places with aromas of dark cherry followed by smoked bacon fat and cured tobacco. These are classic characteristics of this vineyard site and they come through with absolute clarity in this classic vintage. There is a pronounced mineral note of campfire ash and pencil shaving as well.
James Suckling: 93 Points
"Extremely rich and decadent now with plum and smoky aromas that follow through to a full body round and soft tannins and a savory finish. Drink now or hold."
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