Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 050526OFFER dried peony

dried peony

a brush of cedar

Nassif Family Reserve is a blend of 50% 14-year light whiskey from MGP and 50% 3-year 10-month bourye (a blend of 36 rye bourbon and 95 rye distillate aged together in new oak)

minimal cellar work

The entry into Cyril Gautheron's lineup

Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 050526OFFER dried peonyIn 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