2000 Azelia Barolo San Rocco

Community Tasting Notes (42) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  10/3/2023 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 91 Points

  To me, this is VERY textbook Serralunga; with the modernist twist of being pretty heavy on the French oak.
  
  Dried porcini mushrooms, old books, old leather, licorice, dirt, black truffles, milk chocolate, tobacco and smoke on the nose. Not much fruit. Palate adds a little bit of ripe black cherries, and ripe strawberries, a LOT of cedar wood, as well as espresso grounds and rose petals (my favorite flavor combination on modern style Barolo!). The fruit is most present on the finish, but overall; this is a fruit-backward Barolo dominated by secondary and tertiary flavors and aromas. Intensity of flavors and aromas are both medium +.
  
  Medium + body with medium acid and smooth medium + tannins that are taking their time to resolve. This feels like a wine where the structure will outlive the flavor. As it stands, I think it's past peak by a year or two; but still enjoyable. Drink now!

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  11/13/2020 - jdinkin1 wrote: 92 Points

  Licorice on the nose. Still nice structure. Drink it now

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  3/2/2019 - winemaker Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Double decanted and tasted 45 minutes later. Noticeable oak influence. Acids have softened. Tannins are firm. Nice sappy, resiny fruit. Dry, but long finish. I like this.

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  12/17/2018 - rraaffaa wrote: 92 Points

  Elegant Barolo, still has quite some time in its drinking window

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  11/3/2018 - jdinkin1 wrote: 93 Points

  Pepper on the noise and taste. Long finish with chocolate and licorice. Nice acid could go a few more years.

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