Barolo Coste di Rose G.D. Vajra 2022 (750ML)

Picked on 27 September and sorted three times, on the vine, as whole clusters and again as single berries, the 2022 Coste di Rose then macerated for 47 days under a submerged cap in custom vertical tini, went through spontaneous malolactic in steel the next spring and aged 22 months in 25-hectoliter Slavonian casks. The vineyard is a steep, sandy slope running from Bosco della Fava down toward Monforte d’Alba, in the Coste di Rose MGA of the commune of Barolo. Aldo Vajra began farming organically in 1971, among the first in Piemonte, and the estate is certified organic. A warm summer and cooler September gave low yields of vivid fruit. This 100% Nebbiolo shows red cherry, amarena and cranberry with violet, nutmeg, cocoa and white pepper, and fine, grainy tannins frame juicy fruit and lively acidity. Pair it with braised rabbit, agnolotti del plin or aged Toma.