2024 G.D. Vajra Langhe Rosso, Piedmont, Italy
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ABOUT THIS WINE
This wine is a blend of native red grapes that is unique every time. On this vintage: 54% Nebbiolo, 31% Dolcetto, 6% Barbera, 2% Freisa, 2% Albarossa and a remaining 5% including Slarina and Chatus. The 2024 Langhe Rosso is sourced from a mosaic of vineyards across the Langhe hills, including Barolo, La Morra, Novello, Clavesana, Farigliano, Sinio and Serralunga d’Alba. Vineyards are organic, and have been nurtured, and soil preserved, by grassing and spontaneous cover crop for almost 50 years now. They are sustainable and organic certified. With an incredible ratio of manual work per hectare, farming at Vajra is a labor of love and “recipe-free” attention. Intense research is also placed into monitoring and improving the biodiversity of both flora and fauna not just in the vineyards, but also in the winery fields and forests.
Grapes for the Langhe DOC Rosso were harvested between September 3rd and October 26th, following the natural ripening of each variety. The fruit was meticulously picked sorted. Each parcel fermented separately for about 15-18 days in vertical vats, with gentle punchdowns and pump-overs below 30°C. Fermentations concluded with a spontaneous malolactic in stainless-steel. The Langhe Rosso is aged for approximately 6 months, mainly in stainless steel.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
The Vajra family has farmed Bricco delle Viole, the highest cru in Comune di Barolo, since the 1880s. At the young age of fifteen, Aldo Vajra embraced the dream to revive his family legacy. Displaying a vision and commitment belying his young age he took over the estate in 1968, turning a new page. Aldo soon acquired the first organic certification of the region (1971), created private biotype selections of Nebbiolo and Dolcetto, pioneered the renaissance of Freisa, a noble yet forgotten local grape (1980) and the cultivation of Rhine Riesling in Piemonte (1985).
Today, the family has 40 Ha under vine. The estate is steeped in tradition. Their Barolo are macerated for 20 to 30 days depending on the vintage. Wines are typically matured in large neutral Slavonian casks. The holdings in Bricco delle Viole are the prized vineyards of the estate, planted in 1949 by Aldo’s grandfather. It’s a very fresh terroir with open exposure and breezy conditions. Holdings in Barolo commune are: Fossati, Coste de Vergne and La Volta. Recently acquired vineyards in the commune of Sino (just outside Barolo DOCG, next to Serralunga) make a gorgeous Langhe Nebbiolo.
High elevation vineyards are a unique factor to Vajra wines, allowing them to express finesse and remarkable complexity over simple power. Attention to detail and humility toward nature, uncompromised efforts and humanity, these are the ideals of the Vajra family: Aldo and Milena, now joined by their children Giuseppe, Francesca and Isidoro, and by an amazing team of young professionals. G.D. Vajra is an independent winery, entirely family-owned.