Enter code: VAJRABAUDANA (buy 6 bottles – any combination of 2021 single vineyard Vajra or Baudana Barolos to get discount)

In this vintage, this bottling has to represent one of the highest quality to price ratios in weve seen in quite some time for any Barolo! Ravera is the most important single vineyard in Comune di Novello, located on the south-west quadrant of the Barolo area.

97pts Wine Advocate
From one of the most sought-after crus sites today the G.D.Vajra2021 Barolo Ravera opens to a vibrant ruby color. The wine takes its time opening especially when tasted young but that delay bodes well for its future bottle evolution. This wine is built like a wall with each brick representing its own distinct character. There is dark fruit pressed flower herb ebony and a very elegant mineral side. The bouquet is direct and vertical with lifted intensity over a medium-plus palate. The tannins are elegantly managed and this wine has the latitude for long cellar aging. It ferments in stainless steel and ages in large oak casks.Reviewed by: Monica Larner 01/25

95 pts Vinous
The 2021 Barolo Ravera is laced with bright red-toned fruit iron spice cedar tobacco and dried herbs. Bright acids and beams of tannin give the Ravera its distinctively driving feel. Today the 2021 is a bit sinewy. I suspect it will always remain a vibrant steely Barolo. The Ravera is a fine choice for readers who appreciate the more savory mineral side of Barolo.– By Antonio Galloni on January 2025

Ravera Cru

Ravera is the most important single vineyard in Comune di Novello, located on the south-west quadrant of the Barolo area. This site has a very complex subsoil where marls of Tortonian origin mix with clays and sandstones of the Serravallian period.Vajra’s parcels are located in the most southern amphitheater, between 320 and 340 meters. This is a terroir that delivers bright aromatics and unrestrained power with 2015 adding beautiful textures and richness.Ravera is usually picked right at the middle of the Nebbiolo harvest, usually in the second or third week of October. Grapes are sorted manually three times: directly on the vine, as whole clusters on the sorting tables, and lastly as single berries after destemming. Vinification is made in custom-designed vertical tini, with gentle punch down and rinsing of the cap. Barolo DOCG Ravera is aged for average of 26-34 months in large Slavonian casks prior to bottling.