Red

Albe

By G.D. Vajra, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

G.D. Vajra Albe

G.D. Vajra's Barolo blended from three high-altitude vineyards (Fossati, La Volta, Coste di Vergne) chosen for their three different sun exposures.

Tasting notes

Bright garnet red; rose petal, candied cherry and sour cherry on the nose, with cedar, juniper berry and wildflowers, a touch of sea breeze and undergrowth, fresh lemon blossom and blood orange. Lively palate of mountain strawberry and fresh red fruit; long, persistent, mineral finish with fine, elegant tannins.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Albe®
Production area
A blend of three Barolo DOCG vineyards, Fossati, La Volta and Coste di Vergne, at 380-480 m altitude, facing south-southeast to south-west.
Exposure
South-southeast to south-west
Harvest
23 September to 12 October 2022
Vinification
Hand-picked and sorted three times (in the vineyard, on sorting tables, then berry by berry), fermented in truncated-cone vats with gentle punch-downs and pump-overs, macerated about 36 days with a partially submerged cap, then spring malolactic in steel. Aged 22 months in large Slavonian oak barrels (40, 50 and 75 hl), bottled 16-20 June 2025.

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