Vietti, Barolo Lazzarito Vintage:2014 with an elegantly textural attack

with an elegantly textural attack and a creamy core of fruit that's underpinned by a bright but nicely integrated spine of acidity

The question of succession is always an issue in small

sweet and mouth coating big-bodied flavors that possess plenty of muscle and real volume on the explosive

Thick and fat to the point of being oily in texture

Rich and ample in the glass

Vietti, Barolo Lazzarito Vintage:2014 with an elegantly textural attackThe 2006 Barolo Lazzarito has begun to show the pedigree of this great Serralunga site now that Vietti has backed off the French oak, and the 2006 is nothing short of superb. A melange of dark, mineral infused fruit flows from the glass as the large scaled Lazzarito gradually shows off its class. Licorice, tar, smoke and earthiness add layers of complexity and nuance. The Lazzarito is still the Barolo that spends the longest number of months in French