G.D. Vajra has excellent vineyards and makes some of the best, and highly priced, Barolos. The estate also produces excellent wines for mid-week consumption such as the G.D. Vajra Rosso, which I buy as often as possible. This Clare JC, which the estate created to emulate the Barolos of two and three hundred years ago, falls into the same category--light and fresh, highlighting the beauty of the Nebbiolo grape. It sells for about $20 a bottle.
Medium light garnet. Fresh berries more than cherries, violets more than roses. but unmistakeably Piedmont Nebbiolo. Aromas and flavors that expand over the course of the meal. Crisp on the mid-palate, ripe on the finish. Not a Barolo but not a quaffer. Clearly a wine that demands to be taken seriously. For $20, I am a buyer.
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