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Barolo, San Rocco
Azelia

Barolo, San Rocco, 1998

justerini & brooks tasting note

Dried and spiced fruit flavours on the attack giving way to dark chocolate notes and balanced by a mouth-watering seam of acidity.

critic reviews

90/100Stephen Tanzer,Vinous

Medium red. Rich aromas of strawberry, underbrush and truffle. Silky on entry, then very ripe and sweet, even a bit decadent, in the middle palate. Finishes with substantial ripe tannins and notes of oak char and smoke. This has developed nicely.

date of review 11/2002
91-93/100Robert Parker,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 1998 Barolo San Rocco's dark plum/garnet color is followed by a gorgeously fragrant perfume of dried Provencal herbs, smoke, tar, black cherry liqueur, cedar, and soy. Ripe, opulently-textured, full-bodied flavors caress the palate with no hard edges. This hedonistic Nebbiolo fruit bomb possesses plenty of complexity. Drink it over the next 12-15 years. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411

DRINKING WINDOW 2001 - 2016
date of review 10/2001

product details

Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
Appellation:
Producer:
Azelia
Style:
Grape Variety:
abv:
14%