Saturday, May 19, 2012

Luigi Scavino, Azienda Agricola Azelia, Nebbiolo, Langhe DOC 2009

Bright medium to light transparent red cherry color. The aromas have hints of black licorice, leather and undefined floral notes. The wine is dry, light to medium-bodied, medium fine grained/soft tannins with mouth-watering acidity. The flavors seem a mixture of ripe black cherries with a very slight hint of black licorice and possibly vanilla in the background. The hint of flavors truly are just accents and subtle.

Food & Wine: Serve with Italian hard cheeses, cured meats, ham and sausage, a Tuscan style antipasto, pasta dishes with a tomato based sauce, meat dishes (beef, veal, lamb as the base ingredient)

Approximate Retail Price: US$18.00

- - Review by Kenn Pogash ("the guy wearing the bow tie")

Producer's Comments about Kenn's Tasting Notes:
Dear Mr. Pogash,

many thanks for your kind email and thank you for your interest in our wines.
This is really appreciated.

Your notes are accurate and they perfectly reflect the style of our Nebbiolo Langhe.

We decided to age it exclusively in steel so to preserve the original perfumes of the variety. In this way it is very aromatic and varietal. We really wanted a crisp and bright Nebbiolo, good to be drunk young but also after 8-10 years. Furthermore all the grapes used to produced this Nebbiolo Langhe come from the Barolo area: they could be used to produce a Barolo but we produce a special Nebbiolo.

You can check our website www.azelia.it if you would like to have more information also on the other wines. Or just email me and I would be pleased to clarify your thoughts.

Many thanks
My best regards
Lorenzo Scavino AZIENDA AGRICOLA AZELIA

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