G.D. Vajra, Dolcetto D’Alba, Coste e Fossatti 2019 Syrah A nose of black fruits

A nose of black fruits and underbrush leads to an intense

a great base of dark soil tones

supplemented by a superficial ploughing of the inter-rows

gamey meats

G.D. Vajra, Dolcetto D’Alba, Coste e Fossatti 2019 Syrah A nose of black fruitsFor the love of tradition and terroir, Aldo Vaira made the unusual choice to preserve very old Dolcetto vines planted in DOCG Barolo vineyards of Coste & Fossati vineyards high above the town of Barolo. Highly unusual indeed because had he torn up the 100 year old vines and planted Nebbiolo, the vineyard would bring in much more money. Instead, he left the gnarled vines to produce one of the finest Dolcetto available. Extremely low yielding,