Cantina Massara | Verduno Pelaverga '22

Cantina Massara's origins can be traced to the 1850s, when Giovan Battista Burlotto began to make fine wine in Verduno. He was ultimately granted the distinguished title of Commendatore G.B. Burlotto, and by the time of his death in 1927, G.B. Burlotto was Verduno’s indisputable favorite son. The next several decades marked a period of expansion for the Burlotto family, especially in the year 1940 when the family fractured into three winemaking entities—the nascent Cantina Massara and Castello di Verduno in addition to the extant Comm. G.B. Burlotto. Now among today’s brightest stars of Verduno, Cantina Massara is helmed by fifth-generation Gian Carlo Burlotto along with his son Gianluca and his daughter Claudia. 

Producer: Catina Massara

Grapes: Pelaverga Piccolo (offspring of Nebbiolo)

Origin: Italy, Piedmont, Verduno

Vintage: 2022

Alcohol: 14%

Farming/Winemaking: Organic, 8 day skin contact in Stainless-steel tanks, aged in stainless for 5-6 months

Tasting notes: pale ruby color, lively intense bouquet, light-bodied, cooked cherry skins devoid of dark fruit sweetness mingle with stony minerality, finishing crisp with hints of violets. Has that tobacco element of Nebbiolo but spicier with more tannins that benefit from decanting.