Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 TAGS aged four years on the

aged four years on the lees

Croatina and for fun a little Sangiovese too

Crushed citrus leaf makes the first aromatic impression

Enjoyed best straight or on the rocks

Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 TAGS aged four years on theIn the 1960s, Verduno's native Pelaverga had dwindled to a literal handful of vines. That it survived at all is thanks to a few stubborn Barolo familiesCastello di Verduno among themwho gave up prime Langhe real estate to keep it going. The reward is one of Piedmont's most charming rarities: a light, peppery red that delivers Nebbiolo like perfume without the weight or the wait. "Basadone" is local dialect for the poppy flowerand, loosely, "lady