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Case of 6  

Ladies kisser

Castello di Verduno has had history of Barolo wine since 1838, when the Castle was purchased by Charles Albert of Savoy, and the King commissioned the soldier and expert winemaker, General Staglieno, with the making of a great wine from the finest vineyards of nebbiolo grapes: the Barolo of Verduno Castle.

Ever since, the Castle’s cellars have never ceased to house ageing noble red wines, with the Burlotto family, owners of the Castle since the early 1900s, continuing the wine-making tradition of the House of Savoy.

Today, with estates on the hills around the villages of both Verduno and Barbaresco Castello di Verduno proudly produces the two most high-prized oenological gems of the Langa: Barolo and Barbaresco. This invaluable, singular combination was made possible by the marriage of Gabriella Burlotto to Franco Bianco, whose family have been producing Barbaresco for four generations.

The grapes are grown on vineyards which face south-east, on white soil of a mainly limestone composition. The grapes are picked by hand, sorting only the best bunches.

The colour is a bright ruby red. Intense and fragrant nose, showing clear spicy overtones of black pepper and nutmeg, as well as fruity sensations reminiscent of cherries in spirit and strawberries. Nicely- balanced, lingering dry flavour.

Basadone is the local name for the “wild poppy” and can also be understood as meaning “ladies kisser”, since that wine has aphrodisiac property according to popular tradition.