Azelia, Barolo Margheria, 2010 PZCalifornia and it’s definitely not flavored—just

and it’s definitely not flavored—just pure vodka with a little extra texture and local soul

and in the hands of Arnot-Roberts it becomes a pale

and another twenty in bottle since

the underrated pocket of Champagne just south of the more famous Cote des Blancs

ready-to-pour wine

Azelia, Barolo Margheria, 2010 PZCalifornia and it’s definitely not flavored—justAzelia's Serralunga d'Alba cru from the legendary 2010 vintage, a Barolo built for the long haul. While Azelia is based in Castiglione Falletto, Margheria gives Luigi Scavino access to true Serralunga terroir: a south facing slope below the village, with very poor white calcareous clay and a silty component that lends Margheria its distinctive perfumed, almost spicy character among Serralunga sites. Sixty year old vines push roots deep into the poor