Verduno Pelaverga '25

San Barnaba’s 2025 Verduno Pelaverga explores a particularly distinctive corner of Piemonte: a local red grape with a reputation for perfume rather than power. In a region so often associated with Nebbiolo, Pelaverga offers a different conversation.

The Verduno style is celebrated for its pale ruby colour, fragrant red fruit and unmistakable peppery spice. White and green pepper are such characteristic notes that researchers have linked them to rotundone, the same aroma compound associated with pepper. It is a lovely bit of science behind one of Italian wine’s most recognisable local signatures.

Bring it to the table with salumi, mushroom dishes or roast chicken, or pour alongside a cheese board with firm, nutty cheeses. A light chill is a good starting point.