G.D. Vajra, Barolo, Bricco delle Viole 2017

Name: 2017 G.D. Vajra, Barolo, Bricco delle Viole
Brand: G. D. Vajra
SKU: 110589420170600750-IB
Price: 594.0 USD
Availability: InStock

G. D. Vajra

96Audrey Frick

95Antonio Galloni

95Monica Larner

$594.00

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Bonded provenance

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Drinking window

2025 · opens 2031–2040 · peak 2050

now +24 yrs

Can drink, will improve · best from 2031 · will keep to 2050.

Tasting notes

Audrey Frick · Jeb Dunnuck · 96

The 2017 Barolo Bricco Delle Viole is the darker fruited of the G.D. Vajra sites and has rounded floral aromatics of crushed roses, resin, and cranberry cocktail. The palate is ripe and inviting, with building structure and notes of fresh red cherry, blood orange, and clove. The warmth of the vintage is felt without sacrificing lift. Drink 2025-2050

Antonio Galloni · Vinous · 95

The 2017 Barolo Bricco delle Viole is classy and elegant to the core. Medium in body and wonderfully translucent, the 2017 captures all of the finesse of this site. Naturally, the 2017 also shows the ripeness of the year, but it retains its sublime sense of poise. The 2017 Bricco delle Viole is one of the clear stand outs of the year.

Monica Larner · Wine Advocate · 95

The G.D. Vajra 2017 Barolo Bricco delle Viole is packed with medium dark cherry fruit and plum. The wine also shows a savoury side, with spice, hazelnut cream, liquorice and lightly fragrant potting soil. This vintage sits solidly on the palate, wrapping thickly over the senses, thanks to its creamy, fruit-driven consistency and well-managed tannins. These vines are high in elevation, ranging from 400 to 480 meters in altitude. Those higher elevations are key to interpreting a vintage that saw heat such as this. Production is 15,000 bottles.

Drink 2024 - 2040

Catalog details

Appellation

RegionPiedmont

Vintage2017

ColorRed

Top Score96 · Audrey Frick

Format750 ml

SourceMerchant

StorageBonded warehouse