Lazzaro Marco Ferrari

8.8

Decanted for about an hour.
Placing my nose on the edge of the glass was like unlocking the doors of a horse stable. Wow. A gust of leather at first, afterward hay, oak, earth, tobacco, coffee.
Some of those secondary/tertiary aromas are resilient and they let cherry and dark plum aromas emerge later.
Dry with medium body, medium/high acidity.
Herbs and spices on the tongue and finally some gentle chocolate.
It's an outstanding wine on the nose but a more ordinary one as for the palate. Lacking some length and balance but solid on flavors character and surprising complexity.
I'd say good ++ — 6 years ago

Lazzaro Marco Ferrari

8.4

Deep Purple. Medium Intensity, classy aromas.
Red and black fruits, violet coming right after 30 minutes of decanter.
Later, a bit more, the oak, the vanilla, some spices, and a more distinct fruits as in red cherry jam and cooked strawberries or red plums.
Finally, a note of tobacco leaves.

Fruity, on the sweet side of the shelf, gently astringent but also velvety subtle. Oak gets richer by the minute. Full body, subtle tannins and quite long finish. I enjoyed better the freshness of its fruits than the dryness.

I would give it a high score because is in fact a good balanced wine but I had the impression that its potential has been held by the winemaker. It never let go. It's sheltered in a glass bubble protected by its creator. Primitivo from Puglia has instead that wild character that I love in some Italian wines. — 6 years ago

Lazzaro Marco Ferrari

8.7

Medium intensity.
The first aroma that comes to me is Clove. Almost immediately sitting on the tip of the glass.
Cooked fruits and Cherry arising right after. Cooked fruit predominantly at first, Cherry a bit later.
I can scent some spices. White Pepper?

After swallowing, the tertiary flavors are challenging my stubborn palate. Tart cherry, fig, cranberry.
Dry, Medium/High Acidity (on the cusp), Medium Tannins.
Medium Alcohol (it feels a bit stronger before the fruits are intensifying to balance the taste).
Medium Body, intensity.
My senses suggest that this wine's character was crafted in my palate by that durable hint of cooked fruits.
Medium finish.
Complex enough to make it an appealing Gamay with a good balance. The night before I sampled a Château de la Bottière, Juliénas, 2017, and although a very young one, I had a better experience. — 6 years ago

Lazzaro Marco Ferrari

8.5

Moldy at first. Sour cherry, vanilla (hint of candy first, though), some light oxidant and forest berry. I got some chocolate at a time. The acidity is balanced. Color is an intense dark ruby that scatters electric reflections across the table. I like bolder Lagrein but this is a good smooth wine. Alto Adige is one of my favorite wine regions in Italy. I paired it with handmade Linguine allo Scoglio (I like red better than white over fish plates). — 6 years ago

Lazzaro Marco Ferrari

8.8

Medium Lemon, big nose.
Just opened I get floral notes with some lemon skin and minerals.
Then tropical fruits kick in. Amazingly.
Pineapple breathing its crown. Unripe first, as it warms up ripe fruit takes over leaving some room for lychee and rich aroma of mango. Stone fruits seem to be left behind in the ageing.
Fairly bold and perfectly balanced sweetness. I don't detect acidity.
More minerals and wet stones as you taste it. A bit of spice. The tropical tones are less sumptuous when swallowing.
This wine from Alsace, at the border with Germany and 400 km from South Tyrol, nevertheless, its structure and character take me instantly to Hawaii.
How this would be achievable if not by traveling a wine's soul? — 6 years ago

Lazzaro Marco Ferrari

8.6

Purple, light/medium intensity.
Spicy and yeasty nose well balanced by a rich aroma of ripe red plum.
I couldn't let go of a light barnyard whiff that caused a deeper sensation than other more celebrated wine from Beaujolais.
The red fruits kept coming flawlessly after swallowing with a prominent strawberry flavor.

Medium body and medium + acidity but balanced overall.
Not my class of red but I liked the complexity of the aromas more than flavors. It's a pleasant surprise. — 6 years ago

Lazzaro Marco Ferrari

8.9

Pale gold late afternoon. I'm walking downhill by a narrow stream of water. I can almost grasp the mineral oxygen sparkling everywhere the torrent gurgles hitting the stones bed.

The air is so fresh in the valley, the flowers still unformed but spicy. My nose picks up a trace of wet rocks on the edge of the flow being stroked by the current.
Passing by a farmhouse I notice a peach tree with overripe fruits fallen on the rocky soil. I pick up a little apricot from a small tree to caress the velvety skin.

From the open door of the stone house breaks a bright flavor of a lemon cake just before being baked in the company of a bit of ginger and butter.

I will keep that sparkling citrus and drizzly pebbles on the sides of my mouth for the rest of the way. Vino Buono. — 6 years ago