2022 G.D. Vajra Barolo D'Albe, Piedmont, Italy Belargus cork & cage

cork & cage

Aged on the gross lees for a full year

bright fruit

Red Label opens with a pure expression of fresh red fruit

and aged in mostly neutral French oak with minimal bâtonnage

2022 G.D. Vajra Barolo D'Albe, Piedmont, Italy Belargus cork & cageNebbiolo from high elevation sites (380480 m) with exposures ranging from south southeast to south west. The fruit was hand picked October 521, triple sorted, and fermented with native yeasts in vertical tini; macerations ran 3061 days with partial submerged cap. levage was 24 months in large Slavonian casks (4075 hL), with bottling in July 2024. The 2021 shows bright red cherry and rose with orange zest, gentle spice, and fine, silky tannins.