# Lazzarito (Poderi Gianni Gagliardo)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Poderi Gianni Gagliardo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/poderi-gianni-gagliardo.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/poderi-gianni-gagliardo-lazzarito).

- **Producer:** Poderi Gianni Gagliardo
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

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).