Azelia, Barolo Bricco Fiasco, 2008 CALIFORNIA COUNT and no compromises for commercial

and no compromises for commercial timelines

it’s fermented in stainless steel before aging in seasoned barrels to preserve purity

Founded in 1850 by Giovan Battista Burlotto—one of the first producers to sell Barolo in bottle rather than cask—the estate faded into obscurity after his death until fifth-generation Fabio Alessandria revived it to its current prominence

A rare white from the red wine heartland of Chinon

and the juniper is freshly-cracked to release the maximum amount of essential oils

Azelia, Barolo Bricco Fiasco, 2008 CALIFORNIA COUNT and no compromises for commercialAzelia's flagship single vineyard from Castiglione Falletto, in a classical vintage now nicely settled. Luigi Scavino cousin of Enrico of Paolo Scavino, different family branch makes Barolo in the modernist traditional middle: real structure, real terroir transparency, no concessions to fashion. Bricco Fiasco is the family's heart vineyard, replanted to Nebbiolo by Luigi's grandfather Lorenzo in the 1940s and bottled separately starting in 1978 one of