Barolo Lazzarito 2018

VIETTI

Barolo Lazzarito
2018

  • Vegan
  • Organic Agriculture / In Conversion

$273.25

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Service fees
$ 0.00
Product code
15082766
Format
3 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Store Only
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$237.73
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barolo
Varietal(s)
Nebbiolo 100 %
Alcohol percentage
14.5%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

The history of the Vietti winery traces its roots back to the 19th Century. Only at the beginning of the 20th century, however, did the Vietti name become a winery offering its own wines in bottle. Patriarch Mario Vietti, starting from 1919 made the first Vietti wines, selling most of the production in Italy. His most significant achievement was to transform the family farm, engaged in many fields, into a grape-growing and wine-producing business. Then, in 1952, Alfredo Currado (Luciana...

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Press reviews

Wine Advocate

- 96 points -

(Vintage 2018)

The 2018 Barolo Lazzarito represents Vietti's interpretation of Serralunga d'Alba, the village often associated with the most powerful wines in the appellation. The Lazzarito completes its secondary fermentation in barrique over three months and is then racked into large oak botti for an additional two years of aging. With some 8,000 bottles produced in this smaller vintage, the wine is very indicative of its geographic origins with tight black fruit, rusty nail, blood orange and earth. Compared to the others in this series, this wine delivers more lasting tannic power. A bit salty and savory now, it is well suited to long aging.

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Wine Spectator

- 94 points -

(Vintage 2018)

Round and full of plum, cherry, pomegranate, green tea and eucalyptus flavors, this red is also dense and muscular. Gripping tannins reign on the finish. Overall, this is balanced and very long. Best from 2026 through 2043. 774 cases made, 225 cases imported.

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James Suckling

- 93 points -

(Vintage 2018)

Quite a flamboyant feel to this on the nose, showing raspberries and grainy notes, together with hints of fresh mushrooms. Some brighter passion fruit comes through with air. Medium-bodied with an intense core of vibrant fruit and youthful tannin which together, given time, will add length and breadth to the wine. Wait for this one. Try from 2024.

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Decanter

- 91 points -

(Vintage 2018)

Vietti manages 2ha in the Lazzarito MGA, a natural amphitheatre facing southwest, here at an altitude between 260 and 390 metres above sea level on a clayey and calcareous soil. Fermentation is in stainless steel, with maceration for four weeks on the skins, followed by malolactic fermentation in large oak casks (and a small proportion in barriques), where the wine spend 30 months. This 2018 shows a precise, sweet fruit nose of raspberry and red currants, with a floral touch. Firm and crisp on the palate, it doesn't come across as over-extracted but lacks the concentration of fruit to balance the structure, resulting in a slightly raw finish. More layers expected from a Lazzarito.

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