Castello di Verduno, Langhe Nebbiolo 2024

100% Nebbiolo

Piedmont, Italy

In the 2024 vintage, the winery declassified much of their single vineyard Baroli and Barbareschi into this wine -- including some Monvigliero! Hand-harvested around the third week of September. This vineyard was planted in 1978. Practicing organic farming. Fermented in stainless steel for about nine days with periodic punching down of the cap. Aged for eight months in steel tanks followed by two months in the bottle before release. Approx 9,300 bottles produced. The label has a drawing of violets found in the vineyards.

Castello di Verduno is an historic Piemontese estate that makes classic Barolo and Barbaresco from prime vineyard sites in both appellations. The winery is located in Verduno, the northernmost commune of Barolo. The Castle of Verduno, constructed in the early 1500s, was under the jurisdiction of the House of Savoy for much of its history until the Burlotto family purchased it in 1909. The Azienda GB Burlotto had already produced wine since the 1800’s. The winery has a total of 10 hectares – five in Verduno planted to Nebbiolo & Pelaverga, and five in Barbaresco planted to Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Barbera.

Franco Bianco and his wife Gabriella are the titular heads of the estate, they have a very talented young winemaker, Mario Andrion, who has run the cellar since 2000. Mario was trained in Italy but has also worked harvests in Oregon. Franco and Gabriella’s daughter Marcella is increasingly involved in day-to-day operations. The winery’s philosophy is to produce wines that speak of place in a classic way and are also sustainable and protect the land. As such, they practice organic farming and are meticulous both in the vineyard and in the cellar. Mario uses minimal SO2 and vinifies with indigenous yeast. Their wines are firmly traditional in style though never rustic; in fact just the opposite, they retain a rare elegance and purity.