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G. D. Vajra

G. D. Vajra Barolo Albe DOCG 2021

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Style: Dry, medium-bodied red; elegant and aromatic with refined tannins and vibrant acidity
Grapes & Terroir: 100% Nebbiolo; high-elevation vineyards (1,250-1,585 feet) on calcareous clay soils in the Barolo commune
Winemaking: Extended maceration (28-49 days average) in vertical vats; aged 26 months in large Slavonian oak casks; spontaneous malolactic fermentation
Serving Temperature & Decanting: Serve at 64-68°F; decant 30-60 minutes to allow aromatics to unfold
Pairing: Agnolotti del plin
Similar To: Elegant Barbaresco or classic La Morra Barolo for those seeking finesse-driven Nebbiolo with aromatic complexity

G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe DOCG 2021 is crafted from 100% Nebbiolo sourced from three high-elevation cru sites—Coste di Vergne, Fossati, and La Volta—situated between 380 and 480 meters above sea level in Piedmont, Italy. The Vajra family pioneered organic farming in the region, obtaining certification in 1971. Maceration lasts one to three months depending on the parcel, followed by aging for 26 months in large Slavonian oak casks ranging from 4,000 to 7,500 liters. G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe DOCG 2021 represents the estate's tribute to traditional blended Barolo, prioritizing elegance over power.

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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 heart of the Langhe hills. The winery takes its name from Giuseppe Domenico Vajra, father of founder Aldo Vajra. Aldo began working the family's vineyards in 1968 and formally established the estate in 1972, at the time too young to register it under his own name. The Vajra family's roots here run deeper still: Aldo's grandparents acquired land in the 1920s, and his grandfather planted the Bricco delle Viole site in 1949. By 1971, before the winery was even formally constituted, Aldo had already secured one of Piedmont's earliest organic certifications.

Today G. D. Vajra farms approximately 40 hectares across multiple sites, with core Barolo holdings in the Comune di Barolo — including Bricco delle Viole, Fossati, La Volta, Coste di Vergne, and Coste di Rose — as well as Ravera in Novello, acquired in 2001, and Cantina Baudana's 2.6 hectares in Serralunga d'Alba, taken on in 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 Barolo Albe bottling represents the estate's tribute to the historical tradition of blending Piedmontese crus, a practice that predates the modern single-vineyard focus by generations.

In addition to the Barolo range, G. D. Vajra pioneered the revival of Freisa as a serious Piedmontese variety and planted Piedmont's first Riesling in 1985. The estate holds organic certification alongside sustainable (SNQPI, 2016) and responsible (Equalitas, 2022) farming accreditations.

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Wine region

Piedmont, Italy

Barolo is a DOCG in the Langhe hills of southern Piedmont, situated southwest of the town of Alba and producing 100% Nebbiolo across nine communes and more than 170 legally recognised single-vineyard sites. The zone covers roughly 2,200 hectares of vines on steep, densely planted hillsides at elevations ranging from around 170 to 540 metres above sea level. The Alps to the north and west provide shelter from cold fronts and excessive rainfall, while autumn fog — the nebbia that gives Nebbiolo its name — descends from the valleys each evening, slowing the final stages of ripening and preserving aromatic complexity.

The Comune di Barolo sits at the geographical and historical centre of the appellation. Its vineyards are predominantly composed of Sant'Agata Fossil marls, a Tortonian-age calcareous clay formation that produces wines with floral lift, supple tannin structure, and relatively earlier approachability compared to the Serravallian-dominated communes to the east such as Serralunga d'Alba and Monforte d'Alba. The Comune di Barolo's three most important MGAs for G. D. Vajra's Albe blend — Coste di Vergne, Fossati, and La Volta — all sit at the higher end of the commune's elevation range, between 380 and 480 metres, where cooler temperatures slow ripening and produce wines with more pronounced acidity and aromatic precision.

Before the MGA system formalised single-vineyard designations in 2010, Barolo was historically produced as a blend of sites, with individual plots combined to create wines of greater textural complexity and aromatic range. The Albe blend deliberately honours this tradition, drawing from three differently oriented exposures to capture the full spectrum of morning light across the estate's highest Barolo vineyards.

The 2021 Barolo vintage was shaped by a generally dry, moderately warm season with late harvests. Despite spring frost risk and localised summer hailstorms, the low nitrogen levels in the fruit produced some of the slowest, most gradual fermentations in recent memory across the appellation.

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