White
Baratuciat
A white of the Susa valley west of Turin, one of the highest vineyard zones in Piedmont. It gives a sharp, citrus and herbal wine with high acid, and it was added to the Valsusa appellation later than the local reds, once a few growers had shown it could make something worth bottling.
Worth knowing
The name is close to the Piedmontese dialect words for a cat's testicles, a reference either to the shape of the berries or to an aroma that can recall a cat's litter box. It was saved by Giorgio Falca, an Almese grower who took over his grandfather's century old vines in the 1970s, and it joined the Valsusa appellation in 2019.
Where it is allowed1 appellation