Red

Coste di Rose

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

G.D. Vajra Coste di Rose

Il Vino Bello rating: 4.5 / 5

A closely guarded small plot in Barolo commune where an ancient sand dune gives the wine its cherry-and-rose character and silky tannin.

Tasting notes

Opens with red cherry, morello cherry, blueberry, strawberry and plum, alongside violet and other delicate floral notes, then sweet spice, dark chocolate, nutmeg and clove next to black pepper, fresh mint and orange zest. Fresh, persistent, elegant palate with a fine granular tannin; floral and citrus notes support the acidity; mineral finish with red fruit and limestone.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Coste di Rose
Production area
Coste di Rose MGA, Comune di Barolo, a steep slope running from the top of Bosco della Fava down toward the border with Monforte d'Alba, capped by a roughly 5-metre dune of pure Tortonian-era Diano sandstone.
Soil
Ancient sandy soils (Arenaria di Diano, Tortonian)
Harvest
27 September 2022
Vinification
Triple hand selection, fermented in truncated-cone vats with gentle punch-downs and pump-overs, macerated 47 days with a partially submerged cap, spring malolactic in steel. Aged 22 months in 25-hl Slavonian oak barrels, bottled 19 May 2025.

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