Barolo, San Rocco, 2019

Deep, impressive, not too glossy, the Azelia San Rocco 2019 has a calmer, if slightly denser and rounder feel than the Margheria that preceded it. Forest fruits, damson, plum, spearmint and even a hint of nettle lends a sophisticated and measured feel to the wine that, like all of these Barolos, will benefit from a few years in the cellar. An Azelia monopole San Rocco is a top notch Serralunga vineyard that faces south and southwest, where the soils are practically 100% clay, a very hard compact grey clay. The vines are 70 years old. Aged exclusively in large oak botti for two years.