Aurelj Vaira
Vaira Aurelj is a young agricultural company from Vergne, a small village in the Langhe now divided between the municipalities of Barolo, La Morra, and Narzole. Here Francesco and Giacomo Vaira, brothers united by a deep passion for the vineyard, decided to shape a personal project after various work experiences in important wineries in the area. Vaira Aurelj was born as an act of family continuity and as an identity statement within the Langhe, rooting itself in the desire to continue the legacy of their father. The vineyards are small plots of Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Dolcetto, with southeast and southwest exposures and calcareous-clay soils, often divided between different municipalities but united by the same agricultural vocation.
The production philosophy of Aurelj Vaira is radical in its simplicity: in the vineyard, there is no chemistry, and in the winery, winemaking has the sole task of accompanying the transformation of grapes into wine. Viticulture follows minimal intervention, the harvests are manual, and fermentations occur spontaneously thanks to indigenous yeasts. The destemming of the grapes is always gentle and the aging are carried out in neutral containers such as steel, concrete, and large Slavonian oak barrels. No clarification, no filtration, and an extremely measured use of sulfur complete a rigorous approach that rejects compromises and technological shortcuts, placing agricultural work and raw materials at the center.
The wines of Vaira Aurelj tell the story of the Langhe from an authentic and genuine perspective, giving voice to vineyards that, while sharing soils and exposures with the great crus, are kept outside the most famous denominations. The organoleptic profile is played on freshness, tension, and balance, with defined tannins and a clear territorial imprint, far from any excessive extraction. From Dolcetto to Nebbiolo, passing through symbolic labels like Controcorrente, FZ, and Barolo Fossati, each wine maintains a strong stylistic coherence and immediate readability, expressing hills, agricultural work, and identity with measure and depth.
Vaira Aurelj is a young agricultural company from Vergne, a small village in the Langhe now divided between the municipalities of Barolo, La Morra, and Narzole. Here Francesco and Giacomo Vaira, brothers united by a deep passion for the vineyard, decided to shape a personal project after various work experiences in important wineries in the area. Vaira Aurelj was born as an act of family continuity and as an identity statement within the Langhe, rooting itself in the desire to continue the legacy of their father. The vineyards are small plots of Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Dolcetto, with southeast and southwest exposures and calcareous-clay soils, often divided between different municipalities but united by the same agricultural vocation.
The production philosophy of Aurelj Vaira is radical in its simplicity: in the vineyard, there is no chemistry, and in the winery, winemaking has the sole task of accompanying the transformation of grapes into wine. Viticulture follows minimal intervention, the harvests are manual, and fermentations occur spontaneously thanks to indigenous yeasts. The destemming of the grapes is always gentle and the aging are carried out in neutral containers such as steel, concrete, and large Slavonian oak barrels. No clarification, no filtration, and an extremely measured use of sulfur complete a rigorous approach that rejects compromises and technological shortcuts, placing agricultural work and raw materials at the center.
The wines of Vaira Aurelj tell the story of the Langhe from an authentic and genuine perspective, giving voice to vineyards that, while sharing soils and exposures with the great crus, are kept outside the most famous denominations. The organoleptic profile is played on freshness, tension, and balance, with defined tannins and a clear territorial imprint, far from any excessive extraction. From Dolcetto to Nebbiolo, passing through symbolic labels like Controcorrente, FZ, and Barolo Fossati, each wine maintains a strong stylistic coherence and immediate readability, expressing hills, agricultural work, and identity with measure and depth.
