Wine: Barolo Gattera
Producer: Alessandro Veglio
Region/Appellation: Piemonte, Italy
Grape varieties: Nebbiolo
Vintage: 2010
Eye: Medium ruby color
Nose: cherries, red berries, sage
Mouth: fruity, herbal
Price Point: $40
Available at Vinmonopolet: Soon, maybe
Throwback to drinking Larigi 2010 with my friend at N’Ombra de Vin
Lorenzo is telling us about his wines
At the bottom of the hill of Castiglione Faletto (almost in La Morra) you’ll find Azelia. The winery started producing wine in 1920 and has gradually grown into the winery it is today. Lorenzo and his father Luigi run the winery today, already the 5th generation of winemakers of Azelia.
As most of the wineries I write about, Azelia takes excellent care of the grapes in the vineyard with green harvest and no pesticides. And in the cellar they try to keep traditions in addition to using more modern techniques. The result is the lineup you see in the picture below!
From Dolcetto to riserva, they go throught the spectrum. With 3 cru barolo and a riserva they represent a great selection of the barolo cru’s with Bricco Fiasco, Margheria and San Rocco. Check out their website for more information
It’s not a secret that one of my favorite places in Oslo is Cru. And I come here as often as I can, which is hard now that I live in Italy. But I stopped by here while I am on break. And it was amazing as always!
It may not be a surprise that I spent my time at Vinitaly in the Piemonte section. Many of my friends were there presenting their wines, including of course Giovanni Corino. Their labels were recently “updated” and as you can see they were on display at the fair. As I have tasted all their wines many times before, my stop there was mostly to say hello.
Also displayed at the fair was their new brochure. A beautiful collection of photos and of course information about their wines! You can read more about their winery here.
Wine: Dolcetto d’Alba
Producer: Gianfranco Alessandria
Region/Appellation: Piemonte, Italy
Grape varieties: Dolcetto
Vintage: 2015
Eye: ruby red
Nose: red fruits, cherry, candied,
Mouth: some minerals, blackberry, red fruits
Price Point: $15
Available at Vinmonopolet: No
Maybe you didn’t know, but Revello Fratelli split in two and there is now also Carlo Revello & Figli. It’s a relatively new winery, however Carlo has 30 years experience since he worked with his brother at Fratelli Revello before embarking on this new adventure.
Photo from Vinitaly
As you can see, the label is inspired by Carlo and his beard, and it’s one of the more artsy labels I have seen. I myself have actually never been to the winery since it opened, but will probably make my way over there soon. In the meantime you can read more about the winery on their website.
Jenny being “camera shy” at her stand
Alessandro photobombing
Working hard (or hardly working) at the Altare stand
Chilling with Mauro, Daniela and La Morandina
.. that Alessandro Veglio’s wines will soon be available at Vinmonopolet! Stay tuned!
Photo from Vinitaly 2017
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