Wine · Italy

Barolo Vajra Ravera 21 1.5 2021

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About this wine

Barolo Vajra Ravera 21 1.5 2021 is a wine from Piedmont, Italy. This is a 1.5 liter bottle.

About the producer

G.D. Vajra is a family estate based in Vergne, in the commune of Barolo. Its Ravera parcels sit in the southern bowl of the vineyard in Novello, from 300 to 380 metres, on a complex mix of marl, sandstone and clay. The family has kept its rows under grass and natural cover crops for close to fifty years.

The tasting card

Producer

G.D. Vajra

Wine

Barolo Vajra Ravera 21 1.5

Vintage

2021

Region

Piedmont, Italy

Appellation

Barolo DOCG

Grapes

100% Nebbiolo (2022 vintage)

Farming

Certified organic (Valoritalia, IT-BIO-015)

Alcohol

14.5%

Tasting note

Spicy Nebbiolo with cherry, wild raspberry and rose, a light touch of oak, and hints of nougat, black tea, cinnamon, ripe strawberry and bergamot.

Winemaking

Fermentation

Fermented in purpose-built upright tanks, worked softly by punching down and pumping over, with a long submerged-cap maceration (47 days in 2022); malolactic followed in steel the next spring (2022 vintage)

Vessel

Purpose-built upright tanks, then big Slavonian oak casks holding 25 and 50 hl (2022 vintage)

Ageing

Twenty-two months in big Slavonian oak casks (2022 vintage)

Food pairing

Dark meat dishes; serve at about 18 C.