Rosso Giulietta

Rosso Giulietta is 100% Pelaverga Piccolo from a few rows inside the Roncagliette cru in Barbaresco, planted by Olek's grandfather and reportedly the only Pelaverga Piccolo plantation of note outside its home commune of Verduno; the wine is named for Olek's daughter. The grapes spend a couple of weeks on skins, then rest in tank with a short elevage in neutral barrels before bottling - no new oak in play. 2024 was a warm but very wet growing season in the Langhe, with September rains complicating a tight early-October harvest window and yielding wines that lean fresher and lighter than 2022 or 2023. Expect the variety's signature register - red berries, white pepper and dried herbs, with fine tannins and the directness Pelaverga is built on.