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TheWine Azeliaselectsyoungvinestoproducethisjubilant,approachableNebbiolo.Thevinesareroughly20yearsold,andaregrownintwovineyards-onelocatedinCastiglioneFallettonexttoAzelia’sflagshipBriccoFiascoandtheotherinSerralungad'Alba.Allplotsusedtoproducethiswinehaveidyllicsouthandsouthwestfacingexposures.Azeliavinifiesandfinesinstainlesssteeltoheightenthearomaticsandyouthfulcharacter.Thewineexudesaromasofvioletsandflowers,withjuicyflavorsofraspberry,strawberryandredcurrant.Vibrantacidityandsmoothtanninsmakeitexceptionallyapproachableonrelease.

Region:PiedmontAppellation:LangheNebbioloDOC Vineyard:Twovineyards:onein CastiglioneFallettoandoneinSerralungaVarietal:100%NebbioloVineage:Average20yearsVinification:hand-picked,fermentedinstainlesssteelrotofermentorsAging:stainlessProduction:1000casesFoodPairings:Meatswithrichsauces;game;spicydishes.

Azelia–LangheNebbiolo• VibrantNebbiolothatdazzleswithyouthandcharm

• YoungvinesgrownonBarolovineyardwithidyllicexposures• Only1000casesproduced

TheProducer Knownas“TheKingofwinesandwineofKings”BarolohaslongbeenestablishedasoneofItaly’sfinestappellations,yetsometimesthewinescanbeaustereandtannic.Throughacenturyofwinemaking,Azeliahasmasteredastylethatbalancesclassicstructurewithlovelyperfumeandsoftness,creatingwinesthatareanabsolutepleasuretodrink.Remarkably,Azeliacontinuestobeunbeatablevaluetotheconsumer,evenascollectorsfearBarolomayescalateoutoftherealmofaffordability.AzeliaisownedbythefamilyofLuigiScavino.Itwasfoundedbyhisgreatgrandfather,Lorenzo,in1920whowasthefirsttobottlewinesfromthefamily’svineyards.ThesmallfamilyestateinCastiglioneFalettohasacquiredoverfourgenerationssomeoftheregion’sfinestvineyardsincludingthefamedcruBriccoFiasco.Thefamilyfarms16haofvinesinthecommunesofCastiglioneandSerralungaonbothHelvetianandTortoniansoils.Mostofthevineswereplantedinthe‘40sandareonlyreplacedaseachvinedieswithselectionmassalefromeachvineyard.Whilethewinesofthe‘90swereconsideredpartofMarcdiGrazia’s‘BaroloBoys’modernistmovementtodaythefocusisintenselyontheworkinthevineyard.Oldvinesandrigorousgreenharvestinginthevineyardalongwithorganicfarmingtechniquesensurethatlittleinterventioninthewineryisnecessary.Theyemployintegratedpestmanagementandnochemicalfertilizers.Thesoilistendedwithcovercropsandorganictreatments.ThemodernequipmentallowsLuigithecontrolandfreedomofusingnativeyeastandnofiltering/fining.Theresultiswinesthatareexpressiveoftheirsourcesyetbalancedandapproachableonrelease,andaftermanyyearsofaging.ThesamelevelofattentionisgiventoeachwineinthelinefromtheDolcettototheBaroloFiasco.WhileAzeliamayflyundertheradaritswineshavenotescapedattention.RobertParkerdescribedthewines,“winesfrom(Luigi)Scavino’sestate,Azelia,canholdtheirownwiththeverybestintheregion.Thewinescombinepowerandelegancewithalevelofvirtuositymatchedbyfewintheregion...therecanbenodoubtthattheoverallbalanceandsenseofproportionofthesewinesisexcellent.”(WineAdvocate,#167,Oct2006).