Azelia Barolo Bricco Fiasco 2017

Azelia Barolo Bricco Fiasco 2017

 

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Azelia
Barolo Bricco Fiasco 2017
  • Vintage : 2017
  • Country : Italy
  • Region : Piedmont (Barolo DOCG)
  • Subregion
  • Type : Red
  • Style Deep Full Bodied
  • Format : 75cl
  • Alcohol : 14°
  • Grappes : 100% Nebbiolo

Experts Score Vintage
JS James Suckling 96 2017
RP Robert Parker 94 2017
JD Jeb Dunnuck 92 2017
WE Wine Enthusiast 92 2017
W&S Wines & Spirits 92 2017
WS Wine Spectator 90 2017
VN Vinous (Antonio Galloni) 96 2016
More information on wine critics and ratings
From the top of this steep and warm hill in Castiglione Falletto, the first Cru vinified separately. Historical Cru produced since 1978. A unique value for the family. Superlative harmony and elegance: the vines age, 65 yearson average, gives indescribable aspects. Enveloping and never-ending flowers and fruits.

Bricco Fiasco shows perfectly the radiant personality of Castiglione. Extremely perfumed, floral, with a core of red fruit. Rich, warm, intensely fresh. Ripe tannins.

James Suckling (JS) : 96 Points (2017)
A firm, fine-grained red with plum, mahogany, iron and bark on the nose and palate. It’s full-bodied with a dusty texture from the tannins. Flavorful finish. Needs time to soften, but a beautiful young Barolo. Try after 2024.

Robert Parker (RP) : 94 Points (2017)
A product of 85-plus-year-old vines in Castiglione Falletto, the Azelia 2017 Barolo Bricco Fiasco is subdued and delicate, with linear fruit of wild plum and blackberry, plus hints of blue flower and pressed violet. The age of the vines and the depth of the root system in the loose soils of this site have helped to maintain balance and freshness during the hottest moments of this vintage. Indeed, this wine is more immediately silky in texture compared to Azelia's wines from Serralunga d'Alba (like the Barolo Margheria also reviewed in this report). This release of 5,600 bottles presents a nice opportunity to try your hand at a delicate rabbit ravioli for a very special occasion a few years from now.

Jeb Dunnuck (JD) : 92 Points (2017)
The 2017 Barolo Bricco Fiasco has ripe aromatics of red plum, baking spice, rose petal, and cedar. The palate is fuller in body, with juicy black cherry, cola, and balsamic as well as ripe tannins. Of the Azelia 2017s, this is a touch more open-knit and approachable for an ever-so-slightly earlier drinking option.

Wine Enthusiast (WE) : 92 Points (2017)
Dried berry, pressed rose, star anise and botanical herb aromas slowly take shape in the glass. Elegant and austere, the firm palate features tart cherry, blood orange, licorice and tobacco alongside tightly knit, refined tannins that leave an assertive finish. It definitely needs more time to fully unwind and develop. Drink 2027–2032

Wines & Spirits (W&S) : 92 Points (2017)
Vines averaging 85 years of age gave a deeply concentrated wine, its black-cherry and raspberry flavors packed with notes of menthol and warm spice. Powerful tannins keep the flavors aligned as those spice notes linger on the finish.

Wine Spectator (WS) : 90 Points (2017)
This savory red offers a mix of muddled plum, licorice, tar, leather and earth aromas and flavors. Firm, yet ripe tannins lend support. Overall this is balanced and long.

Vinous (Antonio Galloni) (VN) : 96 Points (2016)
The 2016 Barolo Bricco Fiasco is a glorious wine. Sweet red cherry, mint, iron, rose petal and blood orange are some of the many aromas and flavors that grace this exquisite, beautifully layered Barolo. A wine of subtlety, nuance and grace, the 2016 has so much to offer. I don't remember ever tasting a Bricco Fiasco with this level of finesse and nuance. Two thousand sixteen is the first vintage in which the Bricco Fiasco is aged part in cask and part in barrique. All I can say is: Wow! (AG) (2/2020)

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JS
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Azelia Barolo Bricco Fiasco 2017 Reviewed by Decanter 14-11-2023 . Score: 5