Vietti Barolo Lazzarito 2018 taylors it’s a wine of great

it’s a wine of great fruit weight

grippy tannins and a savoury

starting out lipstick-tannined and releasing a wild strawberry/forest fruit perfume cloud which extends into brushy garriga and shrubby bosque smells of place by mid-palate (rosemary

then a further 4 to 6 months in bottle before it is available for shipping

We had above average winter rainfall and although we had a dry June

Vietti Barolo Lazzarito 2018 taylors it’s a wine of greatDeep ruby red color with garnet nuances. Fascinating and deep on the nose. Notes of hay, cut grass, tobacco, white pepper and a hint of mint. Robust, muscular on the palate, with a taut and mineral finish. The tannins are typical of Serralunga: angular, austere and very deep. Appealing long lingering sweetness on the finish.