Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 CS20230929 A Burgundy white that punches

A Burgundy white that punches well above its appellation

from a region most people still skip past

Named after a 16th-century silver cup in the National Museum of Scotland

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

Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 CS20230929 A Burgundy white that punchesIn 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