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Wine Review: GD Vajra Dolcetto d'Alba 2022

For today's Wine-Searcher tasting our Wine-Director and Master of Wine David Allen reviews a wine made from the Dolcetto grape variety. The standard way of explaining the name Dolcetto is to translate it as meaning the "little sweet one" - referencing the variety's vibrant, juicy fruit style. Here David details the Vajara family's counter argument that it instead comes from the Piedmontese dialect word for a crown, referencing the fact the variety is traditionally grown on the crown of a hill, above the fog -ine, where it ripens best. The wine in question is GD Vajra's 2022 Dolcetto d'Alba. G.D. Vajra is an estate in the Barolo district of Piedmont, Northern Italy. It is known for the consistently high quality of its range, and in particular its red wines made from Nebbiolo, though other varieties (both red and white) are grown. The wines are often described as elegant and being somewhat Burgundian in style. The estate was established in the late 1960s when Aldo Vajra, then a teenager, began to farm the family vineyards. These had been in the family's possession since the 1920s, but had been mostly farmed by sharecroppers. The estate has around 40 hectares (100 acres) of vineyards, around a quarter of which are planted to Nebbiolo for Barolo wines. The plots are mostly made up of old vines on rocky, chalky soils in sites which ripen later than other crus, which contribute to G.D. Vajra's fresh, aromatic style. Winemaking techniques are broadly traditional with the top reds undergoing slow macerations and long aging in casks. For example, the flagship Barolo Bricco del Viole is fermented for 30 to 40 days, then matured for 42 to 48 months in large Slavonian oak casks. It is made from late-harvested fruit sourced from the vineyard of the same name. Vajra also makes a single-vineyard Barolo from the Ravera cru, which was introduced in 2010, and the Barolo Albe, which comes from three different vineyards. There is also a Langhe Nebbiolo made from young vines, and a Langhe Rosso which combines Nebbiolo with Dolcetto, Barbera, and small amounts of Albarossa, Freisa and Pinot Noir. The portfolio also includes a highly acclaimed Barbera d'Alba Superiore, the Dolcetto d'Alba Coste & Fossati. Freisa, a rare variety native to Piedmont, goes to make the Langhe Freisa Kyè from the San Ponzio vineyard in Barolo. A Langhe Bianco is made from Riesling, while the Rosabella Rosato is based on Nebbiolo. A high-quality sweet, fizzy Moscato d'Asti is also made. Find out more about this wine, its pricing and where to buy it by following the link below to the Wine-Searcher website: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/g+... #winesearcher #winetasting #redwine #dolcettodalba #gdvajara #italianwine #dolcetto #masterofwine #winelover #winelovers #dcamw