# Lazzarito (Villa Doria)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Villa Doria](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/villa-doria.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/villa-doria-lazzarito).

- **Producer:** Villa Doria
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

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