Azelia, Barolo San Rocco', 2008 so032025 anne sophie dubois offer The wine that emerges is

The wine that emerges is a different beast from a standard Reserve: complex

topped up in barrel to stay precise and non-oxidative

Saint-Estèphe can demand respect through power

brings a light touch and a Burgundian sensibility to his site-driven wines

a flick of ginger spice

Azelia, Barolo San Rocco', 2008 so032025 anne sophie dubois offer The wine that emerges isTwo years younger on the calendar but already deeper into its window: Azelia's 2008 San Rocco comes from the same south facing Serralunga d'Alba parcel of clay limestone marl, the same old vines, the same Luigi Scavino hand. What 2008 brings is the classical Piedmont signature perfumed, lifted, structured without being heavy and at seventeen years on, the tannins have polished into something silken while the dark Serralunga fruit holds firm. Aged in