Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 CS20230929 from a region most people

from a region most people still skip past

this cuvée is vinified in oak and aged extensively on the lees for complexity

Les Safres takes its name from the sandy soils ('safres') of the parcel

delicate orange peel and hints of exotic wine drenched nuts

with delicate refinement and a slightly taut

Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 CS20230929 from a region most peopleIn 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