G.D. Vajra

Albe Barolo Nebbiolo

9.165 ratings
9.08 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Gregory Fulchiero

Super young but alive and approachable. Brighter red fruit than I was expecting. Cut thru a steak dish beautifully @golaosteria in Ithaca

Super young but alive and approachable. Brighter red fruit than I was expecting. Cut thru a steak dish beautifully @golaosteria in Ithaca

Aug 27th, 2019
Jordan Wardlaw

Surprisingly approachable. An elegant vintage with excellent concentration and relatively supple tannins. Damp mushrooms, forest floor, dried herbs and cranberry are fairly dominant but there is a faint florality emerging as well.

Surprisingly approachable. An elegant vintage with excellent concentration and relatively supple tannins. Damp mushrooms, forest floor, dried herbs and cranberry are fairly dominant but there is a faint florality emerging as well.

1 person found it helpfulOct 19th, 2019
Scott Taddeo

Lovely vivid aromatics of traditional liquorice, sweet tobacco, tar, violets, faint menthol with dark cherry and black raspberry fruit. To taste the wine is entirely approachable with resolves tannins and high but intergrated acidity.

Lovely vivid aromatics of traditional liquorice, sweet tobacco, tar, violets, faint menthol with dark cherry and black raspberry fruit. To taste the wine is entirely approachable with resolves tannins and high but intergrated acidity.

1 person found it helpfulFeb 10th, 2019
Anna Vocaturo

Tart cherry, high acid, cranberry, pink peppercorn, spices

Tart cherry, high acid, cranberry, pink peppercorn, spices

1 person found it helpfulDec 11th, 2018
Shengli Hu

Tart cherries and tomatoes. Brett. Purple and red flowers —- much more open and floral than 2013 vintage. Wild herbs and tar on the palate. High acid, medium body.

Tart cherries and tomatoes. Brett. Purple and red flowers —- much more open and floral than 2013 vintage. Wild herbs and tar on the palate. High acid, medium body.

1 person found it helpfulNov 13th, 2018
Andrew Lohse

Leans lighter, more expressive / lucid red cherry, simple but totally harmonious

Leans lighter, more expressive / lucid red cherry, simple but totally harmonious

1 person found it helpfulMay 11th, 2018
Lev Lavrichtchev

Nice and ready for business

Nice and ready for business

Aug 16th, 2021
Richard Mora

A lovely surprise. At first glance one sees the pale garnet swirling in the glass and memories of Pinot Noir prep the sensations. But at first taste this assertive wine pulls out all the punches. - a Pinot this is not. Aromas of sweet red cherries and flint fill the noise, but it is the vibrant acidity and supple tannins that arrest you while giving way to red berries and hints of leather. Decanter before drinking. I found it more enjoyable the next day.

A lovely surprise. At first glance one sees the pale garnet swirling in the glass and memories of Pinot Noir prep the sensations. But at first taste this assertive wine pulls out all the punches. - a Pinot this is not. Aromas of sweet red cherries and flint fill the noise, but it is the vibrant acidity and supple tannins that arrest you while giving way to red berries and hints of leather. Decanter before drinking. I found it more enjoyable the next day.

Feb 16th, 2020
Ricardo Bohn Goncalves

João Cap fev20

João Cap fev20

Feb 13th, 2020
Jeannette Van Sickle

Veri delitchious

Veri delitchious

Nov 28th, 2019