According to the winery, Pelaverga is a rare, indigenous variety, found in the village of Verduno in Italy's Piedmont. As it opens, a sort of mounting energy in the glass, a melange of white pepper and flowers along with brambly fruit, but in this case it's the spice and floral character that dominates. The nose is, however, far different from the mouth, which is rather more dainty than expected, with all of the poise of a cold climate Pinot noir. That spicy note reemerges at the finish—intense and persistent. 13.5% ABV
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interesting and quite nice if you like wines with a lighter body and a cool, bitter flavor profile, I almost want to say I taste graphite but do not be misled that this is anything like a bordeaux, this tastes of light red fruit with a cool minerally tension that makes it very refreshing and more complex than your typical pizza wine...just another unusual Italian varietal that is worth trying
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10/7/2018 - SteveHyde Likes this wine: 88 Points
Intense sour cherry - clean, angular, well-made. It's all about the fruit with this wine.
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9/21/2017 - floating_cellar wrote: 86 Points
very light style wine. had some bright red fruits upon opening but fade fast and don't leave much but acidity in the end
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2/24/2017 - bags wrote:
a little fuller and more mature; but a little less energy. still wonderful.
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1/2/2017 - Christine Havens Likes this wine: 91 Points
According to the winery, Pelaverga is a rare, indigenous variety, found in the village of Verduno in Italy's Piedmont. As it opens, a sort of mounting energy in the glass, a melange of white pepper and flowers along with brambly fruit, but in this case it's the spice and floral character that dominates. The nose is, however, far different from the mouth, which is rather more dainty than expected, with all of the poise of a cold climate Pinot noir. That spicy note reemerges at the finish—intense and persistent. 13.5% ABV
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10/26/2016 - Pdxwinegeek wrote: 89 Points
interesting and quite nice if you like wines with a lighter body and a cool, bitter flavor profile, I almost want to say I taste graphite but do not be misled that this is anything like a bordeaux, this tastes of light red fruit with a cool minerally tension that makes it very refreshing and more complex than your typical pizza wine...just another unusual Italian varietal that is worth trying
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