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2020 Barolo, Ravera, G.D. Vajra, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Not ready
Product: 20208205793
2020 Barolo, Ravera, G.D. Vajra, Piedmont, Italy

Description

The commune of Novello lies at the south end of the Tortonian valley, but also on the junction with the valley to Monforte d’Alba. Its geology is complex and unusual: layers of exploded limestone, but with clay, manganese and iron oxide. The latter is responsible for what Giuseppe likes to compare to a character analogous to distorted electric guitar – powerful and accentuated, yet with detectable harmony. The wine had 55 days on skins, and 28 months in botti. The mid-palate is robust, with the style of 2020 providing a plumped, fruity cushion of sweet red fruit.

Drink 2027 - 2042

Mark Pardoe, Wine Director, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer G. D. Vajra

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
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G. D. Vajra

Based in Vergne, the highest village in the commune of Barolo, GD Vajra is a relatively young estate. It was established by Aldo Vajra in 1972, when he was just 16. His father had planted vineyards in 1947 but called Aldo “mad” when he followed his childhood dream to become a winemaker. Taking over the family estate in 1968, he became one of the early pioneers of organic farming, and in 1971 the estate became one of the first in Piedmont to be organically certified. Until now, Vajra’s wines have somewhat flown under the radar, but it’s with good reason that the estate has been described as “one of Piedmont’s best kept secrets… with sublime hand-crafted, artisan wines of the very highest level”.
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