A Barolo with lovely glossy fruit, delicate floral notes reminiscent of rose blossoms and violets and a subtle minerality. The palate is well-rounded, with beautifully digested barrel and a freshness that pleasantly surprises. The fine, almost silky, tannins have excellent depth and length at the same time, leading to a persistent finish with a spicy,...
Dolcetto d’ Alba by the Vajra’s is produced by privately owned vineyards of the estate that are no more than 25 years of age. The extraction doesn’t go beyond fifteen days and the wine ages for a few months in stainless steel tanks before it is bottled in the beginning of the spring following harvest. This is a feast of black cherry and plum aromas that...
A percentage of 10% of the grape stays in contact with the peels for six days while the rest is taken to the pneumatic press where the whole bunches are pressed. The fermentation starts spontaneously and the wine will remain in contact with the wine lees for 6 months while for most of the time the Bâtonnage technique is applied and no sulfites are added...
Absolutely natural vinification without interventions. The wine is extracted with the skins for ten days and the fermentation is spontaneous. The vinification and maturation of the wine takes place in stainless steel tanks in contact with the wine sludge for about 6 months. So full of freshness and intense varietal character is circulating in the market....
Use of whole bunches in fermentation which lasts a total of five weeks in oak winemakers and then follows maturation in 600 lt oak barrels for one year at a rate of 15% new barrel. It has that wonderful, spicy fruity texture that whole bunch vinification imparts. The palate is classically elegant and lively with mineral hints. Spices and minty freshness...
"Les Champs des Vosger" is one of the wonderful Fixin, a designation of origin that has a much better terroir than its "low-key" presence in Burgundy suggests. Apparently this is a "key" for the energetic Galeyrand who with his wines gives a new dimension to such -less prominent- regions or vineyards in Burgundy. For Champs des Vosger he uses a 15-20%...
