Variety
RedPelaverga
Also known as: Pelaverga Piccolo
Verduno's rarity – pale red, peppery, strawberry-fruited, feather-light. Only ~30 hectares worldwide, tended by Burlotto and Alessandria.
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Pelaverga, also called Pelaverga Piccolo, is a rare red variety of Piemont grown almost exclusively in Verduno and the neighbouring communes of the Langhe. There it carries the appellation Verduno Pelaverga DOC. The wine was long a local specialty and is closely tied to the village of Verduno.
The vine buds mid-season and ripens early to mid-season; it is low-yielding and needs calcareous marl soils. The wines are light red, with cherry, raspberry, white pepper and blossom, with moderate tannin and lively acidity. They are drunk young.
Pelaverga goes with starters, pasta, charcuterie, poultry and light Piedmontese cooking.
Taste profile
Six axes — acidity, sweetness, body, tannin, aroma intensity and depth — on a 0–5 scale, based on typical style. Real wines vary by region and producer.
Typical aromas — Pelaverga
These 4 aromas typically define Pelaverga. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.
Strawberry
White pepper
Rose
Herbs
Pelaverga aroma families
These aroma categories are characteristic of Pelaverga. Other varieties have different focuses.
Fruit aromas are the most common and come directly from the grape, ranging from citrus through stone fruit to black berries.
Floral aromas are especially marked in aromatic varieties like Riesling and Gewürztraminer.
Spicy aromas often emerge from oak aging (vanilla, clove) or with maturity (black pepper).
Key regions
Pelaverga is grown in the following regions of our atlas. Click to see wineries.
Wineries with Pelaverga
3 curated profiles in our atlas grow Pelaverga.
3 wineries
Comm. G.B. Burlotto
Barolo · Verduno
Nebbiolo, Pelaverga, Barbera
Fratelli Alessandria
Barolo · Verduno
Nebbiolo, Pelaverga, Barbera
Castello di Verduno
Barolo · Verduno
Nebbiolo, Pelaverga, Barbera