Comm. G.B. Burlotto, Pelaverga, Verduno

Wimps Piedmont Lunch #199 (La Trompette, Chiswick) : Pale red, almost a rosé, bright, fresh strawberries on the nose. Summer fruits flavours, berries and a little bit of pine. A hint of balsamic but not volatile. Lovely fragrant wine, would make great summer drinking.

2018 vintage

Not keen on the nose: it's just too heady with surprisingly blocky red fruit, like something you'd find smelling a cheaper wine (...or from a less heralded producer). More enjoyable and more interesting when tasted, with the variety's peppery character well evident: it's like drinking a Beaujolais that has been steeped with green peppercorns. Somehow the weight of fruit seems greater than the structure can stand, and it's distracting and unbalanced. Although the wine seems to still be pretty fresh …

2019 vintage

Frais, gorgé de fruit et vraiment digeste. Se boit a grandes lampées. Super bon!

2019 vintage

Enjoyable. Half drunk Saturday and the rest kept in a refrigerated brimfull screwcap bottle. A wine a really like though best enjoyed younger than this. Still, I love the herbaceous nose and balance and the second half worked great with some chicken liver arancini served with a tomato sauce. Shame it's now a lot more expensive, sought after and rarer but was all the same a very nice Monday evening meal accompaniment amid cold weather.

2019 vintage

Ho provato a berlo con qualche anno sulle spalle: sempre buono, leggero e speziato. Non guadagna in complessità ma non perde in freschezza. Goloso e irresistibile e prezzo in ascesa costante.

2019 vintage

Enjoyed this. Drinking well. Light to medium bodied, fruit is a mix of cherry and raspberry. There’s something in there I can’t put my finger on. Bit tarry, bit quinine, a bit like tomatoes growing in a greenhouse, maybe celery salt.

2019 vintage

I've loved this wine... but fear I'm drinking it when it should be drunk younger. Still, it's enjoyable. Very Italian, and fresh and light and savoury - might this be the Piedmontese equivalent of Beaujolais, I wonder? Either way, the glass I'm having tonight, after yesterday brim-filling a screwcap half bottle, is I think better than the wine was yesterday - and I've noticed this previously with other vintages: it benefits from air (and despite the fact that it would …

2019 vintage

Some holiday cottage wines; 4/14/2025-4/18/2025 (Windy North Cornwall) : Second night. Still a weirdly inexpressive nose - but somehow a lot more going on on the palate. Deliciously savoury, surprising length, there’s real complexity here. Paired well with Cornish curry and doctor who.

2019 vintage

Some holiday cottage wines; 4/14/2025-4/18/2025 (Windy North Cornwall) : Very pale colour. Served with a slight chill, and carbonara. Nose not super expressive, very savoury palate, a kind of tomato paste character but also light brambly almost beaujolais notes. White pepper finish - almost young Syrah but without the weight. Perfectly lovely for drinking with the food, but I found myself choosing to recork the bottle rather than carry on.

2019 vintage

Much darker-fruited than the previous bottles, with medium-full body and showing its 14.5% ABV mostly as alcoholic sweetness. I don't know if this is a sign that it's fading, but the previous two bottles were much more enjoyable.

2018 vintage

Ripe but high toned nose with red and black fruit and a cough sweet/cherry drop note. This doesn’t really show its age and remains primary and youthful, though some slightly more savoury pepperiness does come through. Juicy, delectable palate which drinks very well with a slight chill. Reminds most closely of a good quality cru Beaujolais from a lighter village (eg Chenas) and lighter vintage.

2019 vintage

This definitely improved since the last bottle. Awesome Pelaverga IYKYK

2018 vintage

Very decent and enjoyable, but no more. Savoury and complex, but perhaps without depth?

2019 vintage

Very pale watery red, approaching a dark rosé. Delightfully pretty light-textured red wine, delicate, red-berry fruited and with herbal overtones. It's got a bit of grip to it as so many wines from this region do, but that peppery and rough finish just adds to the attraction from my point of view. Simply great slightly chilled with pizza, and stupidly and dangerously easy to drink.

2019 vintage

Corked

2019 vintage

Bright, light, red-fruited but showing its 14.5% ABV a bit. A little tail-end tannic bite. Very nice with smoked quail.

2018 vintage

Vibrant, red fruited, fragrant and bright, maybe starting to become a little more restrained with relative age, but the 14.5abv emails not in the least apparent by the mouthful. For a hot September evening this was excellent with an ice cube, and at fridge temperature the following evening. Top ***

2018 vintage

Pale and peppery - it's distinctive and it's nice, but I don't think it's worth the stampede to get, especially at the most recent prices.

2019 vintage

Bright, red-fruited, crisply acidic. Very nice with food, in this case pulled pork sandwiches.

2018 vintage

2h after opening. Lovely aromas of just ripe cherries, flowers, minerals w a bit of herbs. Palate w red cherries, herbs, flowers, node minerals, Light body w excellent acids. Elegant texture. Beautiful balance. Nice finish that lingers on the palate. Really enjoying this. 91+

2019 vintage

So good, plenty of red berry fruits, easily drinkable, great with food

2019 vintage

A nice little wine - light, faint strawberry and herb, bright but in a balanced way. A bit elegant. A food wine.

2019 vintage

Un vin qui dégage de la fraicheur, quelques petits fruits rouges et des notes herbacées. En bouche c'est plutôt bâtis sur l'acidité, grande fraicheur, assez bien équilibré, un peu simple mais bien ficelé dans son ensemble.

2019 vintage

Lovely red fruits, fresh peppercorn, and spice on the nose. Supple light to mid weighted with snappy fruit, drinks with terrific clarity. Singular and intriguing, yet still offers simple pleasure. Yum.

2019 vintage

Veldig lys farge. Virker moden nå, litt tørket frukt, men samtidig preg av jordbær og lett i stilen. Lite tanniner å spore i vinen

2019 vintage

Super translucent lovely nose of wild strawberries and white pepper. Light again on the palate with a savoury finish. Really good. Last glass less good the next day when all a bit muted.

2019 vintage

Exceptionally light in the glass, a very pale red. Light bodied in the mouth but quite a piercing wine with more grip than the colour would suggest. Strawberry and cherry dominate, with a peppery finish. Tannin definitely present on the finish. Quite fun. With ragu.

2019 vintage

Very pale and quite light bodied. Aromas of strawberry and flowers. Mouth watering acidity framed with fine tannins and quite a saline finish. Angular rather than rounded. This most reminds me of Listan Negro wines from Tenerife. Best served slightly chilled.

2019 vintage

Palest tomato. I loved the nose, with its sweet strawberry and rose and slightly raw hedgerow and spice. Even more distinctive on the palate: copious white pepper, the suggestion of tart red fruit (that in reality may just be the acidity speaking), grippy and exhilarating. Chewy, almost biscuity finish. On the cerebral side, but that's fun sometimes, isn't it...

2019 vintage

Pale ruby. Medium black pepper and blackcurrant aroma. Refreshing acidity, medium tannin. Medium finish.

2019 vintage

This bottle seemed tired. Thinking it’s time to consume these…..

2019 vintage

Translucent, rosehip rim; a jolly nose, lively, crunchy red fruits; lightweight, an attractive bite, bright fruit, brisk acidity; finishes positively. Will age further but why wait?

2018 vintage

This remains a delightfully vibrant, red fruited, fragrant and bright wine that’s very easy to drink, its 14.5abv not in the least apparent by the mouthful. ***

2018 vintage

very light red colour, the nose oozes of dried mediterranean herbs, and red fruits. This is light body, with good mid palate complexity reflecting the nose flavours, and soft tannins. Very much to my taste! Drink up

2018 vintage

Man, this wine has some POP to it. White pepper, ligonberry, red currant, and strawberry. So fresh and clean with a lot of dimension. Fleshy palate too. Very enjoyable.

2018 vintage

Consistent with previous notes. All four bottles consumed within 6 months, enough said. All bottles have been flawless and packed with vibrant happiness. Such a versatile and charismatic wine.

2018 vintage

Consistent with previous notes.

2018 vintage

Même impression sur cette dernière bouteille. De la fraise, des épices, mais une chaleur agaçante en finale. Pas très exhubérant mais quand même très bon.

2018 vintage

First time with this grape. Really loved it. Pale ruby. Plenty strawberry and red cherry, bit of peppery spice. Lively. Good acidity. Not the longest or most complex but lovely drink. Really hits a spot.Alcohol level quite punchy but you'd never know - until afterwards!

2018 vintage

Strawberries, cherries, blood orange with some pleasent tartness. Alcohol high but we'll integrated. Drink lightly chilled.

2018 vintage

Pale ruby. This is very light and bright. Similar on palate, fragrant, fruity, some spice and smoke, but mainly vibrant light fruit with a floral lift. No sense whatever of the 14.5abv. Fun but ultimately inconsequential, lovely chilled with pizza. ***

2018 vintage

Translucent, cranberry colour; black pepper & red cherries, expansive bouquet; crunchy fruit, crisp profile, flavour packed; a rugged note to a characterful, positive finish. Can.be enjoyed now & next couple of years.

2018 vintage

DnP. Light red, red tinged, 4. Fresh aroma of black pepper and red fruits. Same goes for the taste, low tannin, good acidity. Drink now.

2018 vintage

Consistent with previous note. On point.

2018 vintage

Beautiful nose of red cherries, strawberries, dried roses, gravel, white pepper and dried herbs. Super transparent look. Good acidity on the palate, fine juicy tannins. White pepper and sour red cherries dominates the palate. Vibrant and pretty, especially on the colder side around 14-15 degrees, closer to room temperature the 14,5% begins to show. A delicate interpretation of the variety, highly recommended.

2018 vintage

Après avoir récemment bu des 2016 et 2017, le 2018 me confirme que cette cuvée doit être bue en jeunesse. Nez fin mais attrayant de fraises et d'épices, qui se transpose en bouche. Bémol sur la chaleur en finale.

2018 vintage

Nice young easy drinker. Stawberry and pepper. Great w BBQ.

2018 vintage

Light and bright red colour, red cherries and cranberry, really juicy with lovely acidity, there’s a surprising length here, some soft tannins turn up after a while, very drinkable, great summer red and lovely slightly cool

2018 vintage

Red fruit and black pepper on nose, medium tannin yet powerful with alcohol on palate. Fabio the owner/winemake says he prefer this Pelaverga at 15/16 abv. But this 14.5 is a bit too much for me, as alcohol is a bit obvious towards the back end. Better served below 16 degree celsius.

2018 vintage

Beautiful expression of this variety. Nose yields bright, sweet, red cherries. Mouthfeel is fuller bodied than expected, showing dry maraschino cherry, some floral and spice notes, with a medium-long finish. A bit reminiscent of cherry-flavored cough medicine (no COVID-19 reference intended!), but not cloying at all, as juicy acidity keeps pumping all the way through. This note after bottle open for a day, suggesting that some additional hold time would pay off.

2018 vintage

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