Barolo, 2014

Name: Barolo
Brand: Azelia
Price: 497.06 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

justerini & brooks tasting note

Aromatic ripe fruits, fruity and forthcoming but with a sharper focus and definition than usual. Crisp and refreshing without being austere. Wonderfully transparent and juicy raspberry and alpine strawberry fruit. Lithe and moreish. A blended Barolo of great pedigree. Made from a selection of grapes from 45 yo vines accross five different Crus from the Castiglione (30% percent) and Serralunga (70%) communes, a big part of which is Cerretta. The wines is aged in large slavonian oak "botti" / barrels, so there is very little oak influence on this wine.

critic reviews

90/100Monica Larner,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2014 Barolo is a blend of fruit from six smaller vineyard sites. About 30% of the fruit comes from Castiglione Falletto and the remaining 70% is from Serralunga d'Alba (mostly from the Cerretta and Broglio crus). Across the board, the average age of the vines is 45 years old. Even though the mouthfeel is a bit thinner in this vintage, the bouquet is pleasantly generous and ripe. Blackberry, cassis, tar and spice mesh together with seamless ease.

DRINKING WINDOW 2020 - 2035

date of review 06/2018

89/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

Azelia's 2014 Barolo is understated, gracious and very pretty. Sweet tobacco, dried cherry, mint and crushed flowers all lift from the glass. Grippy, young Nebbiolo tannins extend the midpalate and finish. The cut and nervous energy of the year are very much on display.

DRINKING WINDOW 2019 - 2026

date of review 02/2018