G.D. Vajra Bricco Delle Viole Barolo 2019
G.D. Vajra Bricco Delle Viole Barolo 2019
Varietal - Nebbiolo
Country - Italy
Region -
Vintage -
Size - 750 ml
97 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The last wine poured at my tasting at the winery is the G.D. Vajra 2019 Barolo Bricco delle Viole. With its high vantage point in the hills west of Barolo, Bricco delle Viole is a world apart in terms of soils (with Sant'Agata marl and fossils) and even harvest times. Slow and careful ripening like the kind that characterizes fruit in 2019 renders a very delicate and ethereal expression with floral tones, wild mint and licorice. This organic wine is solid in build and structure. Indeed, Isidoro Vaira remarks that Nebbiolo tannins have changed since the 1970s and 1980s.