Azelia Barolo Bricco Fiasco 2001

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BN#166016

Azelia

Deep, garnet red in color, the Bricco Fiasco has a fine, ethereal nose that tantalizes with fruity and spicy aromas layered under notes of tobacco and licorice. It is warm and rich on the palate, very soft in the mouth, balancing ripe and sweet tannins with excellent freshness.

Wine Spectator

A soft and ripe red with plum and berry character and just a hint of meat. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long finish. Best after 2008.

Score: 93. —James Suckling, October 15, 2005.

Wine Advocate

As the 2001 Barolo Bricco Fiasco is poured, notes of licorice and menthol jump out of the glass. Showing a darker color than the normale, this sensual Barolo is weighty and rich, with excellent concentration and a voluptuous mouthfeel in its generous expression of ripe dark fruit, cherries in liqueur and toasted oak flavors. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2016. Luigi Scavino may be less well known than some of his more famous neighbors, but make no mistake about it, the wines from Scavino's estate, Azelia, can hold their own with the very best of the region. The wines combine power and elegance with a level of virtuosity matched by few in the region. Although the wines show much concentration and oak influence, there can be no doubt that the overall balance and sense of proportion of these wines is excellent. "My dream is to make a wine that is great today, but that will be even better in 10 years and in 20 years," says Scavino. Speaking of his 2001s, Scavino says, "I prefer 2001 to 2000, it was a vintage with less heat, so the wines are fresher and more typical?more 'Piedmontese' if you will."

Score: 92. —Antonio Galloni, October 2006.