Red

Lazzarito

By Poderi Gianni Gagliardo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Poderi Gianni Gagliardo Lazzarito

Lazzarito Vigna Preve is a monopole bottling from a small, energetic vineyard within the Lazzarito MGA in Serralunga d'Alba, among the first to bud and the last to be harvested; the mass selection of the estate's own Gagliardo clone originated in this vineyard.

Tasting notes

Eucalyptus, cherry jam, chocolate and hazelnuts, with a complex, snappy, saline and dynamic mouthfeel and a complex, mature tannic texture.

Pairs well with

Tournedos of beef with black truffle (Italy), BBQ beef skewers with fig and red onion balsamic (USA), lechon pork belly or grilled hoisin beef (Asia).

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard
Lazzarito, Vigna Preve
Production area
Serralunga d'Alba
Soil
Clay soil with a good amount of limestone (Sant'Agata Marls subsoil, Lequio sandstone), shallow, needing constant organic input
Exposure
Plateau
Harvest
Around 13-14 October (as recorded for the 2020 and 2021 vintages)
Vineyard planting
0.85 ha at 390 m asl, 3,037 vines, clones 142-230-71-423 from the estate's Gagliardo mass selection; the Lazzarito MGA totals 29.54 ha across 12 owners
Vinification
13-day maceration, full malolactic fermentation, aged 30 months in a single 2,000-litre cask, bottled July 2024

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