G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe 2021 CM10 anchored by Cabernet and filled

anchored by Cabernet and filled out with Bordeaux and Rhone partners

This parcel faces east across a valley that deposits smooth stones into clay-limestone soils—perfect for cool-climate vitality

FINISHA decadently slow finish and warm reprise of sweet oak

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For bourbon drinkers who want to understand how yeast shapes flavor

G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe 2021 CM10 anchored by Cabernet and filledAldo Vaira, and his son Giuseppe, the two generations now managing the domaine, have an interesting specialty: Barolo from high altitudes. Even their residence is way up in Vergne, the highest altitude village in the DOC. High altitudes have some well known effects. The vines ripen later, so you get longer growing seasons and better acidities. You have thinner soils with rocky outposts, so you get more minerality. But here is a lesser known