2024 Vaira Aurelj Controcorrente Piedmont, Italy Domaine Ledogar Crafted by Mélanie Grenouilleau and

Crafted by Mélanie Grenouilleau and Romain Nicolas

The grapes are not destemmed and the extractions are light with manual punchdowns and some pumping over

fresh wine reflecting the slate character in the northern Sudsteiermark

and 43-year-old vines planted on clay limestone soils covered with hard marble pebbles

and brimming with both soul and clarity—this is a house to watch

2024 Vaira Aurelj Controcorrente Piedmont, Italy Domaine Ledogar Crafted by Mélanie Grenouilleau andVariety: Nebbiolo (Ros biotype) Size: 0. 40 ha (0. 98 ac) Vine Age: Planted in 1990 Terroir: Coste di Vergne, 3 km from Barolo. 400 m elevation, south facing, clay limestone with a small percentage of sand. Viticulture: Organic (not certified), cover crops, no pesticides or chemical products, only copper and sulfur treatments, Guyot Poussard pruning. Vinification: 10 20% whole cluster, 2 week fermentation started with an ambient yeast pied de cuve,