When in Barolo last week we visited Aldo Vajra who has quite a selection of wines in Norway. Before lunch that day we had tried the following wines;
Langhe Chardonnay 2009 in stainless steel very floral lively wine
Langhe Bianco Petracine 2009, a Riesling that will develop minerality with time!
Dolcetto d'Alba 2009 Coste Fossati, as good as Dolcetto can ever be? beautiful dark purple colour and lovely raspberry jam smell
Barbera d'Alba 2007, standard version, plummy, strawberry and chocolate
Barbera d'Alba 2007 Superiore, from Bricco delle Viole, complex smell of blackcurrant, anis, leather, forrest, cherries
Langhe Nebbiolo 2008, nebbiolo in stainless steel!, smell of rose petals
Barolo Albe 2005, grapes from La Volta, Fossati and Coste di Vergne, fantastic bouquet of roses and dry well balanced taste
Barolo Albe 2004, more mature notes and despite a better vintage we preferred the 2005 as suggested by our host....
Barolo Brico delle Viole 2005, only 9000 bottles from this vineyard!, matured in big slovanian oak casks, garnet red colour, elegant raspberries, rose and cherries with ripe fruity taste and lovely tannins. Great stuff again!
Langhe Freisa Kye, this is an old grape variety in Piemonte (grandmother of Nebbiolo) and a lovely smell of big strawberries and dark fruit, taste is fullbodied and firm, the name Kye comes from qui est? what is this?
Moscato d'Asti, grapes from Mango area and 5% sparkling white perfect for the terrace
Lovely tasting and visit in the winery...
Hit the road Jack......
Langhe Bianco Petracine 2009, a Riesling that will develop minerality with time!
Dolcetto d'Alba 2009 Coste Fossati, as good as Dolcetto can ever be? beautiful dark purple colour and lovely raspberry jam smell
Barbera d'Alba 2007, standard version, plummy, strawberry and chocolate
Barbera d'Alba 2007 Superiore, from Bricco delle Viole, complex smell of blackcurrant, anis, leather, forrest, cherries
Langhe Nebbiolo 2008, nebbiolo in stainless steel!, smell of rose petals
Barolo Albe 2005, grapes from La Volta, Fossati and Coste di Vergne, fantastic bouquet of roses and dry well balanced taste
Barolo Albe 2004, more mature notes and despite a better vintage we preferred the 2005 as suggested by our host....
Barolo Brico delle Viole 2005, only 9000 bottles from this vineyard!, matured in big slovanian oak casks, garnet red colour, elegant raspberries, rose and cherries with ripe fruity taste and lovely tannins. Great stuff again!
Langhe Freisa Kye, this is an old grape variety in Piemonte (grandmother of Nebbiolo) and a lovely smell of big strawberries and dark fruit, taste is fullbodied and firm, the name Kye comes from qui est? what is this?
Moscato d'Asti, grapes from Mango area and 5% sparkling white perfect for the terrace
Lovely tasting and visit in the winery...
Hit the road Jack......
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