Barolo, Riserva, Bricco Voghera, 2013

Name: Barolo, Riserva, Bricco Voghera
Brand: Azelia
Price: 863.12 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2010 2013 2014

justerini & brooks tasting note

A very exciting release, the Riserva Bricco Voghera 2013 finally sees the light of day after ten years in the cellar. A wine of detail and finesse with intricate layers of sparkling blue fruits and just a trace of truffle on the nose, there is a great feeling of intention to this. Lavishly spiced it also shows notes of balsamic, sandalwood and tobacco, but these play supporting roles to its overall sense of freshness and style. It can be broached now or cellared comfortably for another twenty years. The vines here average 100 years old. A south facing Serralunga plot of 0.85ha at 360m, the soils are clay-limestone and the wine is raised in large cask for five years and a further five years in bottle. It is only bottled in the best vintages.

critic reviews

97/100Monica Larner,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

I have not tasted this Riserva since the 2007 vintage, so it's a great delight to sample the Azelia 2013 Barolo Riserva Bricco Voghera today. In the bottle with the gold and white label, fruit comes from a tiny and little-known site on the east-facing slope opposite Lazzarito. The vines are 95 years old on average, although some are as old as 120. They produce just two or three clusters per vine. This is another vineyard site with closed conditions and cool air currents that produce very firm, compact and age-worthy wines. Hence the Riserva designation. Tasted now 10 years after the harvest, you get a delightful expression with budding tones of evolution with black licorice and camphor ash. It ages in oak casks for five years, with another five years in bottle. You feel the tannins at the back, but they are soft and silky. This is a gorgeous wine that rewards those who drink it now. Only 3,100 bottles exist.

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date of review 08/2023