I had a decent run over maybe a decade (?) where I had a love affair with this wine. Cool toned, with such a unique and distinct black pepper, graphite, and brambly quality to it, it was very much in the transition-back-to-red dominant, end of summer drinking for me. I've posted and heard from others here that perhaps it was a victim of climate change as the past several vintages have seemed rather ripe, anonymous, and in the "generic red wine" category for what was once a wine of real character.
I skipped a couple vintages of the red after several disappointing bottles, but a bottle of the 2019 'Elatis' rosé this week brought back all the joy and character of the grape in a rosé format. I haven't heard much about 2019 other than the various trade groups in the Piedmonte declaring it "classic", but if the red version of Burlotto's pelaverga continues to disappoint, I am happy to report that the rosé continues to deliver the pelaverga magic. I've had this before but don't recall it delivering so clearly that character in the past. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention. 45% pelaverga, 45% nebbiolo, the balance in barbera.
I skipped a couple vintages of the red after several disappointing bottles, but a bottle of the 2019 'Elatis' rosé this week brought back all the joy and character of the grape in a rosé format. I haven't heard much about 2019 other than the various trade groups in the Piedmonte declaring it "classic", but if the red version of Burlotto's pelaverga continues to disappoint, I am happy to report that the rosé continues to deliver the pelaverga magic. I've had this before but don't recall it delivering so clearly that character in the past. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention. 45% pelaverga, 45% nebbiolo, the balance in barbera.
