G D Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo Claré J.C. is a unique wine that was first produced in 2014.

The name Claré J.C. pays homage to Thomas Jefferson – who visited Piemonte in 1787 and described Nebbiolo as 'dry as a claret, sweet and lingering as Madeira, brisk as Champagne' - and to Darrell Corti of Corti Bros in California, an amazing person and pioneer of Piemonte wines who helped G D Vajra recreate the style of these forgotten, slightly sweet and sparkling Nebbiolos.

Produced with grapes from younger vines on the estate's vineyards, G D Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo Claré J.C. is 100% Nebbiolo.

In 2017, approximately a quarter of the fruit was vinified with whole clusters.

The winemaking protocol follows the 1606 writings of Gian Battista Croce. 25% of the fruit was gently placed as whole clusters at the bottom of the vat, and topped up with crushed juice.

After five days, the wine was racked into a closed tank to finish fermentation off the skins, for a more gentle extraction.

Malolactic conversion took place in stainless steel. Claré J.C. was bottled in February 2018, after a very short period in vat, so as to retain maximum freshness in the bottle.