# Albe (G.D. Vajra)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [G.D. Vajra](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/g-d-vajra.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/g-d-vajra-albe).

- **Producer:** G.D. Vajra
- **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.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

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.