Pelaverga di Verduno Basadone, Castello di Verduno

PELAVERGA DI VERDUNO BASADONE

D.O.C.

Vineyard and grape

The grapes are grown on two vineyards located in the village of Verduno: one in the Massara area, covering 1.24 hectares (240 m. a.s.l.) on parcels 137p (planted in 1988), 197p (planted in 1972) and 200p (planted in 2001) on land registry map sheet X; the other of 0.37,15 hectares in the Olmo district (340m. a.s.l.), on parcels 299p, 303p and 345 of map sheet VIII (planted in 1989). All the vines are grown with Pelaverga piccolo grape. The vineyards face south-east, on white soil of a mainly limestone composition

Harvest and maceration

The grapes are picked by hand, sorting only the best bunches and placing them into a 20 kilos baskets; the harvest took place in October. The maceration lasted for 10 days in stainless steel tanks, with regular punching down of the cap

Ageing

The wine aged for 9 months in steel tanks and 3 months in bottle before its release

Tasting notes

Bright ruby red. Intense and fragrant nose, showing clear spicy overtones of black pepper and nutmeg, as well as fruity sensations reminiscent of cherries in spirit and strawberries. Nicely-balanced, lingering dry flavour

Analytical data

Alcool

13.50% by Vol

Total acidity

5.44 g/l

pH

3.39

Particularities

Basadone is the local name for the “wild poppy” and can also be understood as meaning “ladies kisser”, since that wine has aphrodisiac property according to popular tradition