Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 hide-gift-message but the small range of

but the small range of bottlings outside Pommard is some of the most quietly thrilling Pinot in the Côte de Beaune

and the stories behind each bottle

specifically from the Côte Roannaise appellation

made from terraced vineyards between 900 and 1

crushed rocks

Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 hide-gift-message but the small range ofIn 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