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- 100% Nebbiolo sourced from 2.3 hectares
- 370m above sea level with a southern exposure
- 60-65-year-old vines grown in very poor white soil
- Maceration on the skins 55-60 days with submerged cap
- Aged 30 mo in 25 to 50HL oak barrels of Slavonian, French and Austrian origin
- 735 cases produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2016
Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
Appellation:
Barolo
Variety:
Nebbiolo
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-AZE-21-16 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
95+
Date
1930-02-13
Wine Advocate
Score
95+
Date
2020-07-23
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2020-09-23
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2017-02-23
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2017-02-01
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2017-08-31
Wine Spectator
Score
95
Date
2017-09-13
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2019-11-07
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2019-02-15
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2019-06-28
Wine Enthusiast
Score
92
Date
2019-12-01
Decanter
Score
96
Date
2021-06-03
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2021-05-31
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
93
Date
2021-05-30
Luca Gardini
Score
97
Date
2021-03-01
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2021-02-14
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2021-06-17
Wine Enthusiast
Score
93
Date
2021-09-13
James Suckling
Score
92
Date
2022-10-03
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-08-11
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2023-02-27
WinesCritic.com
Score
95
Date
2022-02-09
Decanter
Score
96
Date
2023-03-23
"Luigi and Lorenzo Scavino prolong the maceration for up to 60 days, and ageing in botti for 30 months. This Margheria is thus more concentrated, big and powerful compared to other examples. There's a freshness of sweet violet on the nose, with liquorice and smoky woodland notes and a pomegranate core, slightly bloody. The long acid is tightly knit with velvety tannins. Graceful and powerful, the palate is soaked with the wines's floral character, and austere on the finish † which is normal at this stage. A great wine in a great vintage."
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2023-07-28
"Very pure fruit with citrus, raspberry and green strawberry aromas and flavors. Medium body, fine and fresh tannins and crisp finish. Crunchy. Drinkable but better in two or three years."
Jancis Robinson
Score
17+
Date
2023-07-04
"Serralunga d,Alba. Mid ruby. Quite closed on the nose, with mere hints of savoury spice. Tightly packed cherry fruit on the palate, with fine, firm tannins. Built like a brick house. (WS) 14.5%"
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2023-11-03
"The 2019 Barolo Margheria is laced with sage, menthol, licorice, underbrush, dried herbs and sage. This sinewy Serralunga Barolo has good depth, although it is on the lighter side structurally for this cru. Nevertheless, the wine's persistence makes up for that to some degree."
Wine Advocate
Score
95+
Date
2023-08-24
"Azelia makes three wines with fruit from Serralunga d'Alba, including San Rocco, Cerretta and this wine. There is also a Riserva from Bricco Voghera. The 2019 Barolo Margheria comes from a southwest facing slope opposite the Perno Vineyard. The site has very poor soils with white clay, and the vines (aged 65 years old on average) are forced to push their roots very deep as a result. This wine has a tight and very firm personality with dark fruit, rusty nail, dusty mineral and tight structure. Those rusty mineral aromas give it away as Serralunga d'Alba. This is an age-worthy wine, with 5,900 bottles released."
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2024-04-30
"A relatively open (for the vintage) red marked by bright cherry, raspberry, floral and cut hay flavors. Balanced and more on the elegant side, despite a firm grip of tannins on the finish. Best from 2026 through 2042. 600 cases made, 180 cases imported."
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2024-01-17
"This is a focused and mineral Barolo that shows sandalwood and nutmeg notes alongside orange rind, wet stones and cherry pits. Hints of iron. It's medium- to full-bodied, slightly austere for now, with tight and firm tannins. Try in 2028."
Jancis Robinson
Score
17+
Date
2023-12-13
"Serralunga d'Alba. Lustrous mid ruby with orange tinges. Firm raspberry and stony peppery notes on the nose. Great freshness and cool-climate character with cherry and cranberry lifted by a wave of grainy tannins on the finish. (WS)"
Wine Enthusiast
Score
93
Date
2024-08-01
"This Barolo is a bold and expressive wine, with spicy notes intermingling with dried fruits and earthy undertones. Mouthfilling and generous, it boasts rich, concentrated fruit flavors and a chewy, fullbodied texture. A lot of wine, this Barolo demands to be savored slowly. Drink 2026–2050. —J.P."