With the Lazzarito cru in Serralunga d’Alba, Vietti holds one of the most distinctive vineyard sites in the entire Barolo appellation. Facing southwest in a natural amphitheatre on calcareous clay soils, the vineyard yields wines distinguished by depth, structure, and a pronounced mineral imprint. Serralunga in particular produces Nebbiolos of exceptional longevity, whose power is invariably carried by a precise acid spine.  

The Vietti Lazzarito Barolo 1990 hails from one of the greatest vintages of modern Piedmont. The warm yet balanced growing season produced grapes of high physiological ripeness without sacrificing the signature freshness of Nebbiolo. Combined with the taut terroir of Serralunga, it gave rise to a Barolo that possessed immense concentration in its youth alongside the foundation for an extraordinarily long evolution in bottle.

Today, the Vietti Lazzarito 1990 presents a complex aromatic profile of dried rose petals, red cherries, tar, leather, tobacco, and truffle. With aeration, balsamic notes of mint, sage, and eucalyptus emerge, accompanied by white pepper and delicate spice nuances. Over decades of maturation, the fruit has melded seamlessly into the overall tapestry, feeling multi-layered and profound rather than primary. The vineyard’s hallmark savouriness and herbal aromatics lend the wine added tension.

On the palate, its origin is unmistakable. The tannins possess the firm, linear structure for which Serralunga is famed, yet after extended bottle age they feel increasingly fine-grained and harmoniously integrated. Vibrant acidity carries the wine from start to finish, imparting remarkable freshness despite its concentration. The texture unites power with precision, while limestone-driven minerality persists right through to the long, resonant finish. Characteristic of Lazzarito is this marriage of muscular structure and a pure, taut line that sets the wine apart from the often broader Barolos of neighbouring communes.

The signature of Vietti is evident in the union of traditional Barolo structure with remarkable elegance and clarity. Even after more than three decades, the wine preserves its sense of place and impressively demonstrates the potential of the Lazzarito cru in great vintages. Optimally cellared bottles now rest on a superb plateau of maturity and continue to offer immense drinking pleasure. Depending on provenance, many more years of positive evolution remain possible, during which tertiary nuances of forest floor, spice, and truffle will unfold even further.