Barolo, Margheria
    Azelia

    Barolo, Margheria, 2010

    96/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2010

      12x75cl

      DP

      £778.25

    2. 2010

      12x75cl

      DP

      £814.25

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    This surpasses all other Margherias from this stable. A simply wonderful effort. Dark, spicy and fortifying without being too heavy handed in fact this has more lift and zip than any previous vintage we have tasted, alluring dark fruit flavours of bramble and blueberry with a faint touch of liquorice mixed with notes of rock salt. An outstandingly elegant Margheria. A single vineyard Cru in the Serralunga commune that used to go into the regular Barolo, but which Azelia started bottling up separately from the 2003 vintage. The soils are very poor and shallow, being a mixture of white clay and limestone. The wine is aged as per the regular Barolo, in pre-used large Slavonian oak botti only. The vines are now 55 years old. The extra clay in the soils gives the wine a deeper colour and darker fruit profile than the slightly less heavy soils of Bricco Fiasco.

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    Critic Reviews

    96/100
    Antonio Galloni,
    Vinous
    The 2010 Barolo Margheria comes across as quite compact at this stage but then again, it is a young Serralunga Barolo. Iron, graphite, smoke and crushed rocks seem to resonate off a core of expressive dark fruit in a muscular, implosive Barolo endowed with tremendous depth and intensity. With time in the glass the wine's inner perfume and sweetness begin to emerge, accompanied by expressive floral and savory notes that add tons of pure appeal. The 2010 is going to require considerable patience, but there is a lot to look forward to. Layers of chalk and limestone inflected minerality support to the building finish. The Margheria is aged entirely in cask, which among other things, means the malolactic fermentation is done the spring after harvest, later than the other Azelia's Barolos.
    drinking window 2016 - 2035
    date of review 01/2014

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Italy
    Region:
    Piedmont
    Appellation:
    Barolo
    Producer:
    Azelia
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Nebbiolo
    abv:
    14%

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