Azelia

Barolo, San Rocco, 2019

Name: Barolo, San Rocco
Brand: Azelia
Price: 510.32 GBP

94+/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

92/100

Vinous

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2019
75cl
DP
£85.06
2019
6x75cl
DP
£510.32
2019
1x1.5L
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£182.90

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

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.

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Critic Reviews

92/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

The 2019 Barolo San Rocco is an attractive wine that captures the mysterious, nuanced personality of Serralunga in the understated style that runs through all these wines. Dark cherry, plum, blood orange, exotic spice, cedar and tobacco are nicely delineated. I admit I miss the San Roccos of the past, but the 2019 is undeniably attractive.

drinking window 2025 - 2034

date of review 11/2023

94+/100

Monica Larner,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

San Rocco is a small MGA located on the northern side of Serralunga d'Alba with steep slopes that open toward Cerretta with clay and limestone. The 2019 Barolo San Rocco (with 7,300 bottles made) benefits from tighter space and a protected microclimate to produce powerful wines. However, this vintage certainly needs more time in bottle and is nowhere near expressing its full potential now. The bouquet is rigid and unyielding at this time. This is a characteristic of San Rocco.

drinking window 2025 - 2045

date of review 08/2023

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