G. D. Vajra

G.D. Rosabella Rosato 2025

$26.00

Style: Dry, light-bodied rosé with a delicate, translucent peach-pink colour; the Nebbiolo-driven blend gives the wine a floral, mineral character that is rare in Italian rosato; designed for freshness and immediate drinking rather than extended cellaring
Grapes & terroir: Approximately 85% Nebbiolo, 10% Barbera, 5% Dolcetto; younger estate vines (at least 10 years old) from organically farmed parcels across Barolo, La Morra, Novello, and Serralunga d'Alba; high-elevation sites at 350–400 metres; harvested no later than mid-September, earlier than the estate's red wine harvest, to retain acidity and aromatic brightness
Winemaking: Saignée method on the Nebbiolo component; brief skin contact then gentle press for Barbera and Dolcetto; cool stainless steel fermentation; no malolactic fermentation; brief lees contact for texture; bottled young in January to preserve freshness and fruit definition; certified organic
Serving temperature & decanting: Serve at 46–50°F; no decanting needed; ideal as an aperitivo or throughout a light meal; drink within one to two years of the vintage
Pairing: Vitello tonnato (Piedmontese veal with tuna sauce)

G. D. Vajra Rosabella Rosato 2024 is a dry still rosé made from a blend of Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Dolcetto sourced from younger organically farmed estate vines across the communes of Barolo, La Morra, Novello, and Serralunga d'Alba. The Nebbiolo component is vinified by saignée, with the Barbera and Dolcetto undergoing a brief skin contact before gentle pressing. Fermentation takes place at cool temperatures in stainless steel with no malolactic fermentation, preserving freshness and aromatic lift. G. D. Vajra Rosabella Rosato 2024 is bottled young on light lees. 12% ABV. Vino Rosato, Piemonte.

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G.D. Rosabella Rosato 2025

$26.00

Producer profile

G. D. Vajra

G. D. Vajra is a family estate based in Vergne, the highest hamlet in the Comune di Barolo, at around 400 metres elevation in the Langhe hills of southern Piedmont. The winery is named for Giuseppe Domenico Vajra, father of founder Aldo Vajra, who established the estate formally in 1972. Aldo began working the family's vineyards as a teenager in 1968, and by 1971 had secured one of Piedmont's earliest organic certifications — a pioneering decision at a time when such practices were virtually unknown in the region. His first commercial vintage in 1972 proved to be one of the worst of the twentieth century, yet he continued farming and refining his methods through the following decades.

The Rosabella Rosato takes its name from Milena Vajra's mother, Rosa, known affectionately as Bella Mama Rosa. The wine was first produced between 2004 and 2007 and has been made every year since, drawing on the estate's younger vines across multiple communes. It sits alongside the Barolo range as a counterpoint: lighter, immediately accessible, and designed for early drinking rather than cellaring.

Today G. D. Vajra farms approximately 40 hectares across Barolo, Novello, Sinio, and Serralunga d'Alba, with additional stewardship of the Luigi Baudana estate in Serralunga since 2009. Aldo and his wife Milena work alongside their three children: Giuseppe oversees winemaking, Francesca manages administration and communications, and Isidoro handles vineyard management. The estate holds organic certification, SNQPI sustainable farming certification (2016), and Equalitas responsible farming accreditation (2022).

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Wine region

Piedmont, Italy

Piedmont occupies the northwestern corner of Italy, bordered by the Alps to the north and west, the Apennines to the south, and the Po River plain to the east. It is one of Italy's most diverse wine-producing regions, home to more DOC and DOCG appellations than any other Italian region, and the source of some of the country's most age-worthy red wines. The Langhe hills, running southwest of the city of Alba, form the geographical and viticultural heart of the region, containing the Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG zones alongside a range of DOC appellations for Dolcetto, Barbera, Nebbiolo, and Langhe blends.

Rosato production has historically been a secondary consideration in Piedmont compared to the prestige attached to the region's long-lived reds. However, the same grape varieties that underpin Barolo — Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Dolcetto — translate well into fresh, aromatic rosé when harvested early and handled carefully. Nebbiolo in particular, despite producing deeply tannic reds when allowed full skin maceration, yields highly perfumed, lightly coloured rosé through the saignée method, retaining its characteristic floral aromatics and mineral character in a lighter, more accessible format.

The high-elevation vineyards around Vergne and across the communes of Barolo, La Morra, Novello, and Serralunga d'Alba, where the Vajra estate holds its parcels, enjoy a continental climate moderated by altitude. Cool nights during the growing season preserve acidity and aromatic compounds, and harvesting for rosé production in late August and early September — weeks before the red wine harvest — captures the grapes at a point of freshness that is essential to the style. The Piedmontese autumn fog, the nebbia, descends later and plays a less decisive role for rosato than it does for Barolo.

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