Azelia

Barolo, Bricco Fiasco, 2018

Name: Barolo, Bricco Fiasco
Brand: Azelia
Price: 506.42 GBP

94/100

The Wine Independent

86/100

Vinous

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2018
6x75cl
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£506.42

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Clearly riper and more powerful than the regular Barolo. Sweetly scented open fruit - lively red berry and cherry fruit with a gripping classic edge to it without being too austere. Crisp, crunchy but ripe and with good intensity. The Bricco Fiasco is a relatively sandy plot at the top of the Fiasco hill in Castiglione Falletto, planted with 70-year-old vines. This sandy soil gives incredibly aromatic and fruity characteristics to the wine. Since 2016 the wine has been aged exclusively in large oak botti, for two years.

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Critic Reviews

94/100

Susan Hulme,

The Wine Independent

The 2018 Azelia Barolo Bricco Fiasco has smoke, coffee and cream top notes and sweet oak spice. It has a much firmer, more angular style on the palate, with very long fine-edged tannins and a lingering, fine silkiness. It is very structured but is coated with a charm derived from modern, clean, focused winemaking and a careful use of oak - very impressive. Wait 2 years - it should last 15-20 at least.

drinking window 2024 - 2037

date of review 07/2022

86/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

No tasting notes available

drinking window 2021 - 2028

date of review 02/2022

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.