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G.D. Vajra

ItalyPiedmontBarolo DOCGBarbera d'Alba DOCDolcetto d'Alba DOCLanghe DOC

Description: The Vajra family has farmed Bricco delle Viole, the highest cru in Comune di Barolo, since the XVII century.
At the young age of fifteen, Aldo Vaira, born and raised in Torino, embraced the dream to revive his family legacy. Displaying a vision and commitment belying his young age, he took over the estate in 1968, turning a new page.
Aldo soon acquired the first organic certification of the region (1971), created private biotype selections (selezioni massali) of Nebbiolo and Dolcetto, pioneered the renaissance of Freisa (a noble yet forgotten local grape, in 1980) and the cultivation of Rhine Riesling in Piemonte (1985).
Today, the Vajra family continues the vineyard research focusing on the influence of soil and climate change. The winery is trail-blazing the rediscovery of Chiaretto di Nebbiolo and the wines of the 17th century through two limited-production wines: “N.S. della Neve” (a champagne-method rosé) and “Claré JC”, a partial whole-cluster Nebbiolo.
High elevation vineyards are a unique factor to the Vajra wines, for their ability to express finesse and remarkable complexity over power. Attention to details and humility towards the nature, uncompromised efforts and humanity: so are Aldo and Milena, now joined by their energetic children Giuseppe, Francesca and Isidoro, and by an amazing team of young professionals, in their quest for an authentic sense of place into the wines.
G.D. Vajra is an independent winery, entirely family-owned.

Current customer(s) type: Café / Hotel / Restaurant
Caviste
Importateur
Sommelier

Current countries: Afrique du Sud
Albanie
Allemagne
Argentine
Aruba
Australie
Autriche
Belgique
Brésil
Bulgarie
Bélarus
Canada
Chili
Chine
Chypre
Colombie
Costa Rica
Danemark
Espagne
Estonie
Finlande
France
Ghana
Groënland
Grèce
Géorgie
Hong-Kong
Indonésie
Irlande
Islande
Israël
Italie
Japon
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Lituanie
Luxembourg
Maldives
Mexique
Monaco
Monténégro
Norvège
Nouvelle-Zélande
Panama
Philippines
Pologne
Porto Rico
Portugal
Pérou
Roumanie
Russie
République Dominicaine
Sahara Occidental
Singapour
Slovaquie
Suisse
Taïwan
Thaïlande
Ukraine
Émirats arabes unis
États-Unis

Type of target customer(s): Cafe / Hotel / Restaurant
Wine merchant
Retailer
Organic Retailer
Importer
Sommelier

Target country(ies): Algeria
Germany
Angola
Belgium
Belize
Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Congo
Cuba
Ivory Coast
Denmark
Dominique
France
Ghana
French Guiana
Georgia
Reunion Island
India
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Morocco
Martinique
Mauritius
Mauritania
Mexico
Monaco
Namibia
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
French Polynesia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Swiss
Tanzania
French Southern Lands
Tunisia
Egypt
Ecuador