Vietti Barolo Lazzarito 2018

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Vietti
Label Name:
 
Barolo Lazzarito
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
Italy
Region:
 
Piedmont — Barolo (Serralunga d'Alba, Lazzarito vineyard)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
Nebbiolo (100%)
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Falstaff 97 (2022); Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 96; Wine Spectator 94; James Suckling 93

Tasting Note
Intense ruby-garnet Nebbiolo: cranberry, pomegranate, rose, dried orange peel, hay, tobacco, white pepper and wild mint. Robust, mineral-driven palate with black cherry, blood orange and austere Serralunga tannins; long, lingering finish.

Food Pairing
Roasted lamb, braised beef, osso buco, truffle risotto, aged Pecorino; Asian: Peking duck, char siu/roast pork, Korean BBQ (galbi), mushroom hot pot, miso-glazed eggplant.

Production Method
Hand-harvested Nebbiolo. Cold pre-/post-fermentation maceration; 3–4 week submerged-cap fermentation in stainless steel; malolactic in wood; ~30 months aging in large oak casks (some barrique); bottled unfiltered.

Vineyard Info
Vietti, founded late 1800s in Castiglione Falletto, produces single-vineyard crus. Lazzarito is an amphitheatre site in Serralunga d’Alba (260–390 m), limestone-clay soils, Guyot-trained vines ~40–42 years, ~4,500 plants/ha.