Olek Bondonio Laberchialla Rosso Giulietta Langhe 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	Olek Bondonio
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Subregion	Langhe
Varietal	Pelaverga
Vintage	2022
Sku	55899
Size	750ml

    

This is probably the most deeply red-fruited and mineral Pelaverga we know, not nearly as rustic and peppery as many others in the region. Gorgeous.

100% Pelaverga Piccolo. Bondonio has the only plantation of Pelaverga Piccolo, considered the highest-quality iteration of this variety, outside of the commune of Verduco, where it hails - and it happens to be planted in the Roncagliette vineyard, by his grandfather. (You can see the hill on which Castello di Verduco sits only a stone's throw away from this Pelaverga parcel.) Fermented in a mix of stainless steel and concrete, depending on the vintage; a short elevage is done in neutral barrels afterward. Unfined, unfiltered, with moderate amounts of SO2 (10-20ppm max) added just before bottling. 

Pelaverga is Piedmont’s answer to Pineau d’Aunis, a light, bright and fragrant variety with plenty of charm. The majority of the fruit here comes from Olek’s Roncagliette vineyard in Barbaresco which is blessed with a southern exposure and firm clay-limestone soils. This spends a couple of weeks on skins, before being pressed off to rest in tank until the following summer. This pairs classic notes of strawberries and spice with some fine tannins thanks to the pedigree of the site.