# Basadone (Castello di Verduno)

> Red, Verduno Pelaverga DOC by [Castello di Verduno](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/castello-di-verduno.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-basadone).

- **Producer:** Castello di Verduno
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Verduno Pelaverga DOC
- **Grape:** Pelaverga Piccolo 100%
- **Production area:** Two vineyards in Verduno: Massara (1.24 ha, 240 m) and Olmo (0.37 ha, 340 m)
- **Soil:** White soil of mainly limestone composition
- **Exposure:** South-east
- **Harvest:** Hand-picked in early October (3 October in the 2013 data sheet)
- **Vineyard planting:** Parcels planted between 1972 and 2001; the estate planted the first Pelaverga vineyard in 1972
- **Vinification:** Hand-sorted fruit in 20 kg baskets; 10 days maceration in stainless steel with regular punching down; 9 months in steel and 3 months in bottle; bottled without filtration (2013 data sheet).
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Pelaverga from Verduno, where the variety has been grown since the 1600s; the name is the local word for wild poppy.

## Tasting notes

Bright ruby red. Intense, fragrant nose with spicy overtones of black pepper and nutmeg and fruit recalling cherries in spirit and strawberries. Nicely balanced, with a lingering dry finish.