In the glass
What it pairs with
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Trout with herbs
Mineral Riesling frames freshwater fish. -
Vitello tonnato
High acidity lifts the cold veal and tuna. -
Fritto misto
Racy acid cuts the fried fish and vegetables.
History
Riesling was a pioneering experiment for the Vaira family, planted in the high, cool hills of Barolo and bottled as the Petracine since the late 1990s.
- 1997 — Vajra bottles one of Piedmont's first serious dry Rieslings
Facts
- Producer
- G.D. Vajra
- Grapes
- Riesling (100%)
- Classification
- Langhe DOC
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 30 to 50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3 to 12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1997