G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe 2021 SO20231109 Appealing to fans of both

Appealing to fans of both bourbon and rye

Tiny production wine in a small format bottle

fresh papaya

the Tom Cat bottling by Caledonia Spirits combines the flavor profiles of a juniper-forward gin

but is sourced from old vines

G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe 2021 SO20231109 Appealing to fans of bothAldo Vaira, and his son Giuseppe, the two generations now managing the domaine, have an interesting specialty: Barolo from high altitudes. Even their residence is way up in Vergne, the highest altitude village in the DOC. High altitudes have some well known effects. The vines ripen later, so you get longer growing seasons and better acidities. You have thinner soils with rocky outposts, so you get more minerality. But here is a lesser known