2018 Cadia Verduno Pelaverga

Variety: NebbioloRegion: Langhe < Piemonte < ItalyVineyard/cellar stats: Organic farming; soils are mixed clays with a large amount of limestone plus some sand; 8-10 day maceration to preserve freshness of fruit then fermented/aged in Slavonian oak barrels, then a year on the lees before bottling, unfined/unfiltered, with minimal added So2; 13.5% ABV; 300 casesWinemaker: Bruno Giachino The Cadia estate, founded in 1913 by current winemaker Bruno's great-grandpa, has vineyards on the prized southeast slope of the Monvigliero hill of Verduno, an important area thought to produce the best Nebbiolo grapes for Barolo.  In the middle of this area is the Cadia hill, owned by the Giachino family since 1913, from which the estate takes its name.  All of this is located within the Unesco world heritage Langhe Core Zone near Alba, overlooking the historic center of Roddi and its fourteenth-century castle.  If this all sounds magical, it is.  This part of Piemonte is a wine fantasy land, wi