Azelia Barolo Margheria 2018 750ml

From the heart of Serralunga d’Alba, with all its complexity. Intense aromas, black fruits, licorice and spices in the typical Serralunga style.Energetic.
The tannins frame the structure giving density and deepness to the wine. Conclusion with a persistent sapidity.

Mineral, earthy, salty. Impressive.

94 Points - Robert ParkerThe 2018 Barolo Margheria opens to a wide range of savory aromas with dark fruit, pressed rose, crushed stone and rusty nail. Those rusty or ferrous notes are typical of Nebbiolo wines from Serralunga d'Alba. The wine is tight and firm in texture with a polished and very linear style.

93 Points Decanter
Margheria is the first MGA to be harvested at the Scavino estate. Chalk and red currants dominate the nose, enhanced by framboise sauvage and cinnamon, with camphor-like balsamic depth. The attack is full of sucrosity and silky tannins - very well extracted and handled but mostly a sign of careful canopy management in the vineyard in this complicated vintage. The tannins are dusty but ripe, the palate fiercely Nebbiolo in its muscularity with an anise, cherry kernel and watermelon finish sustained by moderate acidity. Possibly the alcohol here is a bit less integrated than other examples.

92 Points James Suckling
Nice, spicy red-fruit character with a firm, medium-bodied palate that will need a year or two to soften. Good, if a little simple this year.