Azelia - Dolcetto d'Alba Bricco dell'Oriolo 2022 (750ml) Côtes de Thongue

Azelia - Dolcetto d'Alba Bricco dell'Oriolo 2022 (750ml) Côtes de ThongueWinemakers Notes A Dolcetto produced from the Bricco dellOriolo single vineyard, with a full south exposure and from one of the regions best areas for this variety: Montelupo Albese. Intense color, red fruit, blackberry, blueberry, rose, sweet spices, deep fruity and floral flavors which persist for long. Aromatic and mineral. Ideal to drink young, but given its complexity also after a few years. Aged exclusively in steel to exalt its attractive

The aftertaste is light

round and open-knit

whereas the unity of fine mineral acidity and tannin structure develops a spectacularly long finish that intermediately made me think of a Sporen Alsace Grand Cru

This medium-bodied wine combines the ripeness of honeydew melon with the crispness of Pippin apples for a refreshing and satisfying expression

The palate continues with flavors of strawberry and citrus woven together with elegant acidity and minerality

After destemming (but not crushing)

wet cobble rock and sugar

complex and flattering citrus nose

even those which are meat based

Fresh and well-balanced on the palate

this vibrant

talc-like tannins creeping in slowly