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97 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

The organic G.D. Vajra 2019 Barolo Ravera (with fruit from the most sought-after cru in the village of Novello) reveals gorgeous tonality and color. The wine shines bright with dark ruby and garnet gemstone. Healthy Nebbiolo colors like this can be admired across the 2019 vintage. Ravera represents a union of different geologies from Barolo and Castiglione Falletto. The site has shown extraordinary versatility, especially in the face of climate change, to make wines of both strength and elegance. It is softly textured but also strong in fiber, with silky sensations followed by dark fruit and concentration. Ravera has a character all its own, and the operative word here is power.

96 -Vinous -

96 -James Suckling -

96 -Wine Enthusiast -

96 -Wine Spectator -

94 -Jeb Dunnuck -

Moving into a touch of purple flowers, the 2019 Barolo Ravera also has a touch of darker pigment as well as a more assertive nature, with black raspberry, mineral-rich earth, and pepper. It is medium to full-bodied, with more ripe, sweet tannins and notes of kirsch, tea leaf, and iron-rich earth. It is long on the palate and has broader shoulders in its profile, with both its fruit and its structure. Hold another few years and drink 2026-2046.

Technical Details

Blend 100% Nebbiolo
Winemaker Giuseppe Vaira
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Sub Region Langhe
Appellation Barolo
Vineyard Ravera
Farming Method Certified Organic & Sustainable
Oak 25 and 50-hL Slavonian oak casks
Fermentation Sorted manually three times: directly on the vine, as whole clusters on the sorting tables, and as single berries. Fermentation in custom-designed vertical tini, with gentle punchdowns and pumpovers, including a submerged cap maceration, over 58 days
Aging / Cooperage 30 months
Alcohol 14%
Production 830 cases

G.D. Vajra Ravera Barolo 2019

Name: G.D. Vajra Ravera Barolo 2019
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014860
Price: 79.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Nebbiolo | Piedmont

WA97, VN96, JS96, WE96, WS96, JD94

Certified Organic & Sustainable

$125.00

$79.95

750ML

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Aldo Vajra was a rebellious 15-year-old student in Turin in 1968 when his father sent him back to the farm in Barolo to learn the toughness of life through fieldwork. Instead he fell in love with the vines and founded G.D. Vajra in 1971, becoming one of the earliest practitioners of organic farming in Piedmont. Today his children Giuseppe, Francesca, and Isidoro continue the work, farming biodynamically and vinifying with minimum intervention in large oak casks. The Ravera cru in Novello is one of the most sought-after additions to the estate’s outstanding single-vineyard lineup, farmed on oxidized red marlstone soils that contribute a richer, more powerful style than the estate’s other sites.

The 2019 Ravera is one of the greatest wines Vajra has ever produced from this cru. Wine Advocate awarded 97, Kerin O’Keefe 97, Vinous 96, Wine Spectator 96, Wine Enthusiast 96, and Jeb Dunnuck 94. Wine Advocate described gorgeous tonality and color, silky sensations followed by dark fruit and concentration, calling Ravera the most sought-after cru in the village of Novello. Vinous called it redolent of red fruit, mint, chalk, white pepper, and orange peel, intensely bright and saline to the core, an especially taut style even for Vajra. Kerin O’Keefe described intensely fragrant aromas of violet, iris, red berry, baking spice, and menthol, luminous, elegantly structured, and focused, with sour cherry, raspberry, star anise, and crushed mint alongside taut, refined tannins. These are incredibly limited. Do not miss them.

About The Producer

Alright, here's the lowdown on the Italian winery G.D. Vajra – a real gem in the heart of Piedmont! Back in the 1970s, when bell-bottoms and disco ruled the scene, the Vajra family decided to take their passion for winemaking to the next level. And boy, did they make their mark! Nestled in the stunning Langhe region, they worked their magic on those vineyards, crafting wines that were pure poetry in a bottle. Their Barolo game was on point, and people couldn't get enough of their elegant and flavorful creations. But it wasn't just about making great wines; the Vajra crew also cared deeply for the land and embraced organic practices. Respect for tradition and an eye for innovation – that's their winning combo. Decades later, G.D. Vajra is still the talk of the town, enchanting wine lovers with every sip and showing the world that when you pour love into what you do, the result is nothing short of extraordinary!

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