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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by broadband013 on 12/20/2023 & rated 93 points: magnifique! (269 views) | | | Tasted by Erete on 10/10/2022 & rated 92 points: In a bit of a weird spot, very evocative nose with all of the signature tar and rosewater, as well as some salami and forest floor. Palate still tight and tart, coarse tannins. Improved a bit on day 2, but still reticent. Feels like it's just starting to come out of its shell. Hold a few more years. (964 views) | | | Tasted by NoTrollingerPlease on 4/2/2022: A matter of taste - Day 1: *** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Seems to me reaching its peak. Beautiful structure, very mineral, good grip. Beautiful classic Nebbiolo nose. 92 (1660 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 4/2/2022 & rated 94 points: Tasted at the Matter of Taste Zurich 2022 Walkaround Tour, hence only brief notes: Deep and broad bouquet showing smoke, a bit of petrol, rose water and red cherry fruit. Refined and elegant with a fresh and fruity, surprisingly lightly structured palate. (1767 views) | | | Tasted by mchern02 on 9/3/2021 & rated 89 points: 3 hour decant
Immediately upon opening, this was plummy, over ripe and tight, and not distinguishable as Barolo or even Nebbiolo broadly. With time, the stewed fruit retracted and a brooding dark wine with hints of anise, tar, and stern black cherry emerged. Body is tight , limited fruit and youthful chalky and very dry tannins. Long dry finish but not dimensional.
Would have no clue what this was blind…just tastes over ripe basically to me (1771 views) | | | Tasted by jww on 9/9/2020 & rated 90 points: Nice wine drinking well
Improved after an hour (1915 views) | | | Tasted by Nicephoras on 12/24/2019: This tastes and smells like French oak. It might have some Nebbiolo in it. It might also have some Zinfandel in it. Your guess is as good as mine. “This is a nice cab!” said my dining companion. (1940 views) | | | Tasted by christiannilsson on 10/19/2019 & rated 93 points: Fruit forward with medium+ acidity. Lovely light color. Roses and some of that acetone (can't find a better word). Will not touch my next bottle for about 5 years. Still young. (1571 views) | | | Tasted by ThauA on 9/14/2019: Amazing. (1642 views) | | | Tasted by mphatic on 5/20/2019: Meet the Winemaker - Luca Currado, Vietti, 2019 (Brisbane): No formal notes. Vietti tasting 2019.
Freshly laid tar, orange, diesel. Browned spices, dried figs.
Ropes of tannin. Long++
Wonderful wine, but boy it’s expensive. (877 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 11/10/2018: A Matter of Taste: New York (The Conrad NY | Del Posto): Very pretty wine. It's got some nice red fruits and a more woodsy character as well. Very well balanced. Looking forward to our tasting here in a few weeks. (2450 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Guido on 10/22/2018 & rated 93 points: The nose on the 2009 Lazzarito showed depths of dusty, dark red fruits, earthy minerals, dried perfumed florals and undergrowth--just as we would expect, yet not so much from a ripe vintage. Its layered bouquet was further complicated by lifting marine-inspired minerality, which only came forward over time. On the palate, I found a soft expression, offset by tart black and red berry fruit, with saturating saline-minerality, brisk acids and grippy tannin adding poise. The finish was long, resonating on wild herbal tones, with tart black cherry and spice, yet also quite structured and balanced for the vintage. It was such a pleasure to taste this today, as the only sign of the hot ‘11 vintage was found in a slight astringency to the tannin. Otherwise, this is a great expression of Lazzarito. (2360 views) | | | Tasted by RussK on 5/4/2017 & rated 91 points: Russk. At the Della Terra tasting in the design district 91+ (2349 views) | | | Tasted by jww on 4/6/2016 & rated 90 points: light color nice nose fruity and complex
was surprised at how approachable it was drank well right at opening
and continued to improve
light bodied rich flavor (2939 views) | | | Tasted by ciesel on 11/7/2014 & rated 92 points: Greatly enjoyed although still quite young. More delicate style, but at the same time sensed the structure and power behind it. Very seductive. (3690 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 11/4/2014 & rated 91 points: Tasted this wine alongside the '10 which I had a preference for but this wine is still excellent. The nose gives more than the '10 with perfumed, rose water. The palate is quite soft and elegant and certainly less dominant than the '10. (3362 views) | | | Tasted by MEKWINE on 11/3/2014 & rated 89 points: well made wine, tatsed next to 2010 and fared second, appeared less distinctive and flatter, both acidity and fruits. (2368 views) | | | Tasted by PT insurgent on 11/3/2014: Accademia el Barolo Tasting (London): Ripe red fruit, candy, earth, eucalyptus, spice, strawberry.
Tad less structure than 2010 (3894 views) | | | Tasted by lolo66 on 10/24/2013 & rated 92 points: NY Wine Experience (Marriot Marquis): extremely tannic, young, tightly wound. I love Vietti so spoke with the Rep there and took my time with the wine. It shows the precise austere fruit that if given a good 10-15 years this wine will become an elegant Barolo. (3443 views) | | | Tasted by Reptibark on 2/12/2013 & rated 92 points: Roses, flowers and dried herbs dominate the palate as well as red fruits, dried earth, raw earth and potpourri. The wine is medium bodied with great acid and big tannins. Of the three Crus I've tasted (Lazzarito, Brunate and Rocche) this was my second favorite. Long life ahead. (2006 views) | | | Tasted by godx on 7/10/2012: Italy 2012 - Piemonte; 7/8/2012-7/14/2012 (La Morra): Tasted at the winery. From barrel. Tighter on the nose than the ’09 Brunate but offering lighter red fruits and some higher toned notes as well. In the mouth this was medium to full bodied with firm and rough tannins with good acidity and a drying finish. This comes across as more masculine with its very firm/gum ripping tannins. Nice minerality on the palate as well. The materials are here for something really good but difficult to judge at this point. Judgment reserved. (3439 views) |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171
(Vietti Barolo Lazzarito) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (8/16/2013)
(Vietti, Lazzarito Barolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (6/20/2013)
(Vietti, Lazzarito Barolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Szabo, MS
WineAlign (6/11/2013)
(Vietti Lazzarito Barolo red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2009 Barolo: Highs and Lows (May 2013)
(Vietti Barolo Lazzarito) Subscribe to see review text. |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)NebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
More links:
Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerLazzarito on weinlagen.infoItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)BaroloRegional History:
The wines of Piedmont are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piedmont was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piedmontese with little incentive to expand production. Sixteenth-century records show a mere 14% of the Bassa Langa under vine -- most of that low-lying and farmed polyculturally. In the nineteenth century the Marchesa Falletti, a frenchwoman by birth, brought eonologist Louis Oudart from Champagne to create the first dry wines in Piemonte. Along with work in experimental vineyards at Castello Grinzane conducted by Camilo Cavour -- later Conte di Cavour, leader of the Risorgimento and first Prime Minister of Italy -- this was the birth of modern wine in the Piedmont. At the heart of the region and her reputation are Alba and the Langhe Hills. This series of weathered outcroppings south of the Tanaro River is of maritime origin and composed mainly of limestone, sand and clay, known as terra bianca. In these soils -located mainly around the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco -- the ancient allobrogica, now Nebbiolo, achieves its renowned fineness and power.
map of Barolo DOCG
An interesting thread on Traditional vs. Modern Barolo producers:
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106291 |
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