Barolo San Rocco 2017

Description

Still red Barolo DOCG, produced by Azelia Luigi Scavino, 2017 vintage. 0.75 l bottle, 14.5% ABV. A Barolo that embodies the history of a family that has devotedly cultivated Nebbiolo in the hills of Serralunga d'Alba for five generations. It displays an extraordinary, gradual progression of a broad bouquet, where red berries and roses alternate with mineral hints of iron, followed by earth, conifers, black tea, and peppercorns. Bright, intense garnet color. The palate is elegant, supported by a formidable acid-savory backbone studded with mineral hints and a pulpy fruitiness. Silky tannins. A wine that expresses the power and elegance of Barolo, perfect for accompanying important dishes.

Details

Perfume

Gradually displays an extraordinarily wide range of aromas, where small red fruits and roses alternate with iron mineral reflexes, then loam, conifers, black tea and peppercorns.

Color

Brilliant intense garnet.

Taste

The taste is elegant, sustained by formidable acidic-soapy shoulders studded with mineral suggestions and pulpy fruit correspondence. Silky tannins.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Azelia Luigi Scavino

From this winery

• Start up year: 1920
• Oenologist: Luigi Scavino, Lorenzo Scavino
• Bottles produced: 80.000
• Hectares: 16

We have been farming with devotion for 5 generations vines of the three native local varieties only: Dolcetto, Barbera and mostly Nebbiolo to produce DOC and DOCG wines which exalt the typicity, the tradition and the history of our hills. Hills which are world-renowned for their uniqueness and have officially been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. 100 years of history. 100 years since the foundation of Azelia. This has been possible thanks to five generations, starting from an extremely poor reality, the one of the Piedmont of the early 1900.

In 1920 Cavalier Lorenzo Scavino began to vinify part of the grapes produced in the family’s vineyards, a small rural reality in the heart of the Langhe region, in Castiglione Falletto. His son Alfonso started enthusiastically to bottle the wine produced and thanks to Luigi’s father, Lorenzo, with perseverance and willpower, the wines were for the first time exported. The hard work, the great experience and the moral strength can really create something extraordinary.

Nowadays we farm 16 hectares with an average production of 85,000 bottles per year. Luigi, with an experience of over 40 harvests, is supported by his wife Lorella and his son Lorenzo who represents the fifth generation of wine producers.
The family management is essential as it permits an extreme precision in every step of the production.

Great care is given to the work in the vineyards. Wine is made there from old vines which produce very few grapes. The low yields are further reduced through the green harvest, indispensable to select fruits, to have a uniform ripening and an impeccable quality. It is fundamental the scrupulous attention in the cellar with the respect for tradition and the extreme attention to details. Read more

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Technical Sheet

Name	Azelia Barolo San Rocco 2017
Type	Red still
Denomination	Barolo DOCG
Vintage	2017
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Nebbiolo
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	Azelia Luigi Scavino
Origin	Serralunga d'Alba (CN)
Climate	Altitude: 300 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South.
Soil composition	Clayey and calcareous.
Cultivation system	Guyot
Plants per hectare	4.500
Fermentation temperature	31° C
Fermentation	22 Days
Wine making	Fermentation tanks: rotofermenters
Aging	24 months in barrique.
Year production	6900 bottles
Allergens	Contains sulphites