- 100% Nebbiolo from 2.3 hectares in Serralunga
- 370m above sea level with a southern exposure
- 60-65-year-old vines grown in very poor white calcareous soil
- Maceration on the skins 55-60 days with submerged cap
- Aged 30 months in 25-50HL oak barrels of Slavonian, French and Austrian origin
- 735 cases produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2020
Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
Appellation:
Barolo
Variety:
Nebbiolo
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-AZE-21-20 | 6/750ml |
| Magnum | IT-AZE-21-20M | 3/1500ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
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."
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2025-01-30
"The Azelia 2020 Barolo Margheria (with 5,500 bottles released) shows a floral and fruity side of Serralunga d'Alba fruit. However, this expression also maintains a sense of those ferrous mineral notes that come with the territory. I find all these wines from Azelia in 2020 to be thin and simple in terms of mouthfeel, and I would recommend opening this bottle closer to the near term than not. The Margheria vines are 65 years old on average."
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."
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2025-04-30
"Intense and solidly built, this red evokes cherry, raspberry, rose hip, eucalyptus and mineral aromas and flavors. A vibrant, balanced version, with a firm grip on the long finish. Best from 2028 through 2045. 735 cases made, 245 cases imported."
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)"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2019
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."
2019
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."
2019
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."
2019
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."
2019
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."
2019
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%"
2018
WinesCritic.com
Score
95
Date
2022-02-09
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-08-11
2018
James Suckling
Score
92
Date
2022-10-03
2018
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2023-02-27
2017
Luca Gardini
Score
97
Date
2021-03-01
2017
Decanter
Score
96
Date
2021-06-03
2017
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2021-05-31
2017
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2021-02-14
2017
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
93
Date
2021-05-30
2017
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2021-06-17
2017
Wine Enthusiast
Score
93
Date
2021-09-13
2016
Vinous
Score
95+
Date
1930-02-13
2016
Wine Advocate
Score
95+
Date
2020-07-23
2016
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2020-09-23
2015
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2019-06-28
2015
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2019-11-07
2015
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2019-02-15
2015
Wine Enthusiast
Score
92
Date
2019-12-01
2013
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2017-02-01
2013
Wine Spectator
Score
95
Date
2017-09-13
2013
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2017-08-31
2013
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2017-02-23