G.D. Vajra - Clare JC Nebbiolo (750ml)

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Producer	G.D. Vajra
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Varietal	Nebbiolo
Sku	29241
Size	750ml

A throwback to how the Nebbiolo wines tasted centuries ago in Piedmont (that is, lighter and sweeter)!

Giuseppe Vajra explains: The description of Nebbiolo given by Thomas Jefferson in 1787, set us on a journey to dig in the days preJuliette Colbert ... What we found was fascinating: from the letters by Anna Riccardi Candiani to Renato Ratti, from Gian Battista Croce, the royal jeweler from the House of Savoy, to Father De Fanti, friar in Cherasco, and many “winemaking protocols” for Nebbiolo. Here we noticed the preference for light-colored, sparkling and sweet wines at the time. We discovered a new world…

About Vajra: The Vajra family has farmed Bricco delle Viole, the highest cru in Comune di Barolo, since the 1880s. At the young age of fifteen, Aldo Vajra 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 (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 – long before Barolo was created - through two limited-production wines: “N.S. della Neve” (a champagne-method rosé nature) and “Claré JC”, a partial whole-cluster fermentation of pure 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 expression of their land into the wines. G.D. Vajra is an independent winery, entirely family-owned.