Red

Lazzarito

By Villa Doria, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Villa Doria Lazzarito

Single-vineyard Barolo from Lazzarito, one of the best-known additional geographical mentions of Serralunga d'Alba, presented by Villadoria after many years in the special 2015 vintage.

Tasting notes

Ruby red with garnet highlights. Rich, ripe bouquet of dried rose, violet, spices and truffle; important structure and dense texture, with great initial power that moves to elegant, sweeter notes over the years.

Pairs well with

Important red meat and game dishes, cheeses, truffle dishes.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard
Lazzarito
Production area
Lazzarito vineyard, Serralunga d'Alba; a wide, sunny mid-hill basin at 400 m above sea level
Soil
Calcareous marl of marine sedimentary origin alternating with grey, blue and yellowish layers
Exposure
South-south-west
Harvest
Hand-harvested
Vineyard planting
Guyot, about 4,500 plants per hectare, yield about 55 hl; average vine age 25 years
Vinification
Hand harvest, destemming and soft pressing; fermentation in stainless steel at up to 28 °C; 25 to 28 days on the skins; spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Aged at least about 20 months in medium Slavonian oak barrels, then in tanks, 38 months in total.
Serving temperature
20 °C; open the bottle an hour before serving
Storage
Reaches maturity 5 years after harvest; evolutionary potential of at least 25 years

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