Azelia Barolo San Rocco 2017

Azelia Barolo San Rocco 2017

 

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Azelia
Barolo San Rocco 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
JD Jeb Dunnuck 93 2017
RP Robert Parker 92 2017
WS Wine Spectator 91 2017
W&S Wines & Spirits 91 2017
VN Vinous (Antonio Galloni) 94 2016
WE Wine Enthusiast 91 2013
JR Jancis Robinson 16.5 2009
More information on wine critics and ratings
A cuirassier. Fleshy, extremely focused. Here Serralunga is present with signs of licorice, spices and dark fruits. Cherry, currant and blueberry melt harmoniously together.

Velvety and sweetly ripe, with splendidly integrated tannins.San Rocco gives an impression of great power, austerity, with an incredible aging potential.
Pure complexity. A strong character. Monumental.

James Suckling (JS) : 96 Points (2017)
Very pure fruit with crushed strawberries, spices and white truffles on the nose. The palate is full and tight with brightness and focus. Firm, creamy tannins. The super quality of fruit really comes through here.

Jeb Dunnuck (JD) : 93 Points (2017)
The 2017 Barolo San Rocco has aromas of leather, black cherry, cedar, and licorice. The palate is ripe up front and leads with black raspberry, baking spice, and balsamic. Consistent with gripping structure, these wines need time to unfurl.

Robert Parker (RP) : 92 Points (2017)
The Azelia 2017 Barolo San Rocco shows some tightness and firmness initially, but it ultimately reveals an open and accessible quality of fruit with dried raspberry, cherry and wild plum. Those fruit flavors take a sudden turn to embrace some of the more mineral aromas associated with Serralunga d'Alba, such as iron ore and rusty nail. This hot and dry vintage release of 7,500 bottles doesn't show the same depth or complexity that we saw in the classic 2016 growing season. Instead, this wine is fruit forward and a little more contoured and streamlined overall.

Wine Spectator (WS) : 91 Points (2017)
Macerated cherry and berry flavors are the main themes in this red, graced by menthol, tobacco and tar. Lively acidity and firm, raspy tannins lend support. This is lean and sinewy, yet long.

Wines & Spirits (W&S) : 91 Points (2017)
This is a dense and savory wine, its black-cherry fl avors packed with notes of toasted nuts and smoked game gripped by powerful, ferrous tannins. Rather backward at this stage, it will benefi t from extended cellaring.

Vinous (Antonio Galloni) (VN) : 94 Points (2016)
Azelia's 2016 Barolo San Rocco shows terrific density and richness, but it is less aromatically expressive than most of the other 2016s in the range. Readers will have to give this at least a few years in bottle for the tannins to soften. Even in the early going, though, the 2016 is deep, powerful and loaded with pedigree. Now that most of Azelia's wines are aged in cask, the influence of small French oak is especially evident. (AG) (2/2020)

Wine Enthusiast (WE) : 91 Points (2013)
This opens with aromas of baking spice, leather and dark berry. The solid, concentrated palate offers ripe black cherry, mocha and vanilla alongside assertive tannins.

Jancis Robinson (JR) : 16.5 Points (2009)
Tasted Sept 2013 - Almost claret-like on the nose. Sweet start and a bit of a taste of candied violets. Pungent and pleasing. Long even if not the most savoury nor complex. Still quite chewy.

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Azelia Barolo San Rocco 2017 Reviewed by Robert Parker 14-11-2023 . Score: 4.5