Rinascimento Wine Company: Barbera

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Harvest Update - G.D. Vajra

Barbera grapes

Looking out the windows of the cantina

Looking out over Barolo and all the Langhe

Grape seeds after fermentation. Grape seed oil perhaps?

Freisa!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Wine Dinner with Giuseppe Vaira of G.D. Vajra next week . . .

Wine Dinner with Giuseppe Vaira of G.D. Vajra and Luigi Baudana

Wineries, Barolo

Wednesday, February 8^th 7pm

@ 3 Square Café, Venice

White Bean Crostini & Parmigiano

“N.S.Delle Neve” Sparkling Langhe

Taleggio & Pear Risotto

2010 Chardonnay Luigi Baudana, Langhe

Wild Boar Stew with Mushrooms over Polenta

2009 Barbera Vajra & 2009 Nebbiolo Langhe Vajra

Cheese selection from Piemonte

2006 Barolo Albe Vajra

69.50 per person + tax and tip

Limitied seating , please call for reservation # 310 399 6504

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Vajra Harvest - the beginning of Barbera . . .

The harvest of Barbera

Yesterday we started the harvest of Barbera and we ended the white grapes. Our father Aldo is very happy with the fermentation of Dolcetto and he said that there are some steel tanks of Dolcetto d'Alba Coste&Fossati very very nice.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Vajra's harvest: Fact Sheet- Barbera d'Alba DOC SUPERIORE

Fact Sheet- Barbera d'Alba DOC SUPERIORE

The Wine

Designation: Barbera d'Alba DOC
Wine type: red dry wine
Variety: Barbera 100%
Bottle size: 750 mL

The Vineyard

An expression of the terroir, our Barbera comes from an exceptional vineyard. Bricco delle Viole is in the Comune of Barolo, our oldest vineyard and a great Barolo cru, with soils rich in magnesium and manganese and very low in iron. Back in the days, farmers used to plant multiple varieties in each hillside. So called progress drove most of the people to focus on one variety per block. Here, we preserve a small piece of history by saving these old vines.

The Farming

Farming: sustainable
Pruning: Guyot mixed system
Ground: natural turfing
Irrigation: no
Green harvest: yes, according to vigor and climate of the season

The Harvest

Harvest: secon half of September to first decade of October
Picking: by hand
Sorting: manual

The Vinification

Vinification: 20-day maceration at free temperature < 32°C.
Method: traditional, punch-down
M.L.F.: during first year of ageing
Ageing: 20-24 months in Slavonian oak casks

TASTING NOTES 2007:

A violet red color followed by great concentration in the nose and mouth classify this 2007 Barbera vintage. Dark fruits, dried herbs, flowers, and liquorice easily coalesce into light mineral notes. Our 2007 vintage Barbera Superiore has a richness and depth that lasts all the way from the nose to the tremendous finish.

“Una Barbera che baroleggia”. This was said to express a terroir driven Barbera with structure and complexity. Somehow, a Barbera that tasted like a Barolo. That’s what we ask to our Superiore: to give us as many facets and emotions of our Barolos, with all the crisp character of its variety.

Vajra's harvest: The King in his kingdom

Fact Sheet- Barbera d'Alba DOC

The Wine

Designation: Barbera d'Alba DOC
Wine type: red dry wine
Variety: Barbera 100%
Bottle size: 750 mL

The Vineyard

This Barbera is a harmony of six vineyards expressing both the ancient Helvetian and Tortonian soil types of the Piemonte. The vines planted in calcareous soils (Tortonian soil type) produce much more delicate, aromatic wines with bright acidity and tones of wild berries. These are characterised by the sweetness in the mouth and their smooth texture. Helvetian soils offer instead wines full of perfumes of ripe black fruits that differ for their soothing aromas, bold tannic structure and minerality. These characteristics, mixed with a soil high in iron develops a wine with a fleshy richness.

The Farming

Farming: sustainable
Pruning: Guyot mixed system
Ground: natural turfing
Irrigation: no
Green harvest: yes, according to vigor and climate of the season

The Harvest

Harvest: second half of September, but this year we will start during the second week of September
Picking: by hand
Sorting: manual

The Vinification

Vinification: 15-day long fermentation at free temperature <31°C.
Method: traditional, with punch-down
M.L.F.: following alcoholic fermentation
Ageing: 14-16 months in French and Slavonian oak casks

Bottling according to evolution and moon cycle, usually at the beginning of the summer of the second year after harvest.

TASTING NOTES 2009: A violet red color alludes to the sweet, dark fruits which make for a distinctive fragrance and rarefied elegance. The powerful nose leads to a rich, concentrated and smooth mouth. The black fruits melt into mineral and graphite notes, leaving a sublime finish. We classify the Barbera as rich and long-lasting, yet intriguing and complex.

Vajra's harvest: Picking

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Vajra Elvino Tasting, Venice, CA

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Wine Tasting with Giuseppe Vajra of G.D. Vajra ~ Barolo

photo of Giuseppe Vajra courtesy of David McDuff
McDuff's Food & Wine Trail

http://mcduffwine.blogspot.com

Date:	Thursday, March 12, 2009
Time:	6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	Elvino Wines
Street:	1142 Abbot Kinney Blvd
City/Town:	Venice, CA

Phone:

3103969705

Description

Next Thursday, March 12th, Elvino Wines in Venice, CA will have the pleasure of welcoming Giuseppe Vajra, scion of the famous G.D. Vajra winery of Piemonte, Italy,
into Elvino.

Giuseppe will be pouring a special tasting of G.D. Vajra wines alongside me, your good friend, importer and sommelier Justin Gallen of Rinascimento Wine Company.

Join us for this special event, Thursday, March 12th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

We will taste the five wines below with fresh baked bread provided by Three Square Café & Bakery and cheeses from Market Gourmet.

$20.00 per person (an incredible value!)

2007 Langhe Bianco DOC (Riesling) $45.00 (Retail)
2007 Dolcetto D’Alba DOC $23.00 (Retail)
2006 Barbera D’Alba DOC $30.00 (Retail)
2005 Langhe Kyè DOC (Freisa) $45.00 (Retail)
2004 Barolo, Brico delle Viole DOCG $75.00 (Retail)

“I try to make wines that give people joy. In the past wine was a food, it was necessary for sustenance. Today that is not the case; we choose to drink for pleasure. I want to make wines that bring people happiness.” ~ Aldo Vajra

Italian Wine Importer

Every time I open a bottle, I want to be taken on an adventure of the mind. I want to be transported to another place and another time . . . another world.

Every bottle is different. Every bottle is an experience.

I find the producers who make these kinds of wines and I become their partner in bringing this experience to you.

This is no manifesto. This is not marketing jargon in the hopes of selling more wine. Twenty years in the wine business has taught me that it all falls by the wayside after awhile.

I want you to taste what I taste. I want you to experience what I experience and find the joy that is in every bottle.

justin at rinascimentowineco.com
(310) 270-3747

Many of the wines I work with are farmed either organically or biodynamically and are naturally fermented using only native yeasts, but that doesn't mean they are automatically good; the wines are good because of the blood, sweat and tears that are shed by the producers working with nature to make something great.