Guido Porro Vigna Lazzairasco, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2019 Tuna and Salmon Sashimi opening with fine-meshed

opening with fine-meshed

Medium-bodied with real pinot noir character as well as salted butter

licorice and espresso set against close-grained tannins that leave a rather drying finish

Shows focus and seriousness for the appellation

Guido Porro Vigna Lazzairasco, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2019 Tuna and Salmon Sashimi opening with fine-meshedThis is a superb wine, tasted immediately after the more precocious, younger vine, redder fruited S. Caterina. Full bodied as any Barolo is, but savory, taut and detailed, which only the best examples are. Extreme focus on pithy, beautifully shaped chamois tannins. Darker cherry, thyme, leather, tapenade and forestry notes of spruce, as well as more exotic hints of sandalwood, with a campfire allure lingering long. This is an excellent showing.