2009 G.D. Vajra Barbera d'Alba

We followed up the 2009 Castello di Neive Barbera d'Alba with the 2009 G.D. Vajra Barbera d'Alba. The color was intensely purple with a generous amount of fruit and well balanced acids which went seamlessly with the Mediterranean style fish (black olives, roasted red peppers, and artichokes) that my husband made. He claims that it was his own creation. It (wine and dinner) was delicious! I found some information on G.D. Vajra at Martin-Scott Wines. G. D. Vajra was founded in 1972 by husband and wife Aldo and Milena Vaira and named in honor of Aldo's father, Giuseppe Domenico. What resonanted with me was the following, "The wines are made from 100% estate fruit that is triple sorted by hand." The hand-picked fruit was fermented and macerated in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks for 20 days with manual punch down and aged for 20-24 months in Slavonian oak casks. No wonder it was so lusciously delicious.