2005 Vietti Barolo Lazzarito

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 94.2 points

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  2/10/2023 - gilrbo Likes this wine:

  PnP, then drunk over dinner in good company, no TN, from memory.
  I couldn't quite decipher the nose, perhaps for lack of attention or time. On the palate it was very enjoyable: a lot of matter, but not heavy at all, rather a pleasant richness. Tasty and mature. Tannins are biting still but not intruding. It drinks very well now, but seems to be still young.

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  10/29/2021 - Eric Guido Likes this wine:

  This is an incredibly pretty and delicate expression of Lazzarito that is immediately appealing yet deserves a few hours in bottle to really come around. The bouquet is classic with fresh roses giving way to dusty cherry, cloves, allspice and the slightest hint of underbrush. This communicates Lazzarito through it's edgy core of salty minerals mixed with concentrated raspberry and red currant fruits, as adolescent tannins add grip toward the finale, yet there's plenty of zesty acidity and velvety textures to balance its structure. The 2005 tapers off persistently with an air of tobacco and lingering spice. I believe another five years will do this some good, yet if you're sitting on a few bottles, there's no harm in checking in now.

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  7/14/2021 - MattMauldin Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Park Avenue Fine Wines - Portland: Legacy Pour flight: Clear, medium-ruby color, lightening at the edges. Fresh and deeply complex aromas - nutmeg, fresh plum, black cherry, star anise, wet stone, rose hip, leather, potpourri, etc. Intense expression on the palate, firm but very supple and round in its density. Seamless fruit and serious secondary totally integrated, similar profile found on the bouquet. Medium-body, lively tension, plush fine tannins, big finishing depth highlighting the wine’s minerality.

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  9/27/2020 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 94 Points

  I gave this two hours of air to open up -- it only budged just a little bit. Showing very young, just barely starting to open up. The fruit is there, just barely peeking its head out from behind a wall of acid and tannin. Quality is there for sure, and I'm definitely enjoying it, but for the remaining half bottle (I used a coravin) I will open and decant, pour it back into the bottle and leave it in the fridge for a day or two.

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  8/19/2020 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  Still very young. That said, it's delicious, and even exciting. I wasn't expecting this (shame on me) from a 2005, but the more I dig in to them, from many producers, the more I'm really enjoying where they're at right now. I'd say this is only at the beginning of what is likely a long, long preferred drinking window. It's the following morning, and I think the finish is still resonating on my palate. Aerated to decanter 90 minutes. highly recommended
  
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