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Cantina Lazzeretti: 2025 Harvest Begins with Healthy, High-Quality Grapes
A Promising Vintage: Balance, Expressiveness, and Respect for Tradition
Montalcino is gearing up for a harvest under the best possible conditions, and Cantina Lazzeretti is doing so with the enthusiasm of those whose roots run deep in the land, yet always look ahead. In a year where the vines have truly given their best—yielding healthy, balanced clusters full of promise—Marco and Lucia Lazzeretti are preparing to harvest more than just grapes: they are continuing the legacy of a dream born over twenty years ago, a dream that continues to take shape among the rows of vines in the Val d’Orcia.
After months of careful attention, skilled pruning, and consistent monitoring, the Lazzeretti vineyards are now in optimal condition. The absence of extreme weather events and the effective management of plant health have allowed for steady vegetative growth and a final ripening that hints at wines of extraordinary harmony and complexity.
“The quality is there—you can already sense it in the aromas coming from the grapes,” says Marco Lazzeretti. “We’ve learned to read the vineyard year after year, season after season. This year, it’s speaking clearly to us: it will be a Brunello that’s deep, elegant—just as we imagine in our dreams.”
Unlike many others, Cantina Lazzeretti still operates on a family-run, artisanal scale, where every decision passes through the hands and eyes of those who live it every day. Founded in 1998 by Marco and later joined by his sister Lucia, the winery has built its identity on a genuine passion for the land and a production philosophy that places quality above all else—even if that means sacrificing volume.
A choice that, once again, proves to be a winning one: the 2025 harvest is expected to be slightly lower in quantity, but of exceptional quality. A confirmation for those, like the Lazzeretti family, who have always prioritized low yields and a direct, hands-on approach in every phase—from vine to bottle.
And as the first clusters begin to be harvested, a symbol comes to mind—rediscovered beneath the family land: an old key, now the icon of the brand. A key that unlocks the past, safeguards the present, and opens the doors to a future of wines that tell—each year in their own unique way—the story of Montalcino.
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