# Castellari Bergaglio

> Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. Winery profile from Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/castellari-bergaglio).

- **Region:** Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
- **Address:** Frazione Rovereto 136R, 15066 Gavi (AL)
- **Coordinates:** 44.715018, 8.771982
- **Winemaker:** Marco Bergaglio
- **Website:** https://www.castellaribergaglio.it
- **Tours:** not listed
- **Tastings:** available
- **Curated profile:** yes (researched in depth by Il Vino Bello)
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25

## About

Castellari Bergaglio is a family estate in Rovereto, a hillside hamlet of Gavi in the Alessandria province, farming vineyards on two sites: Rovereto di Gavi and, across the way, Capriata d'Orba, both within reach of sea breezes drifting up from nearby Liguria. The Bergaglio family has grown grapes here since the late 1800s, and the brand today also carries on the winemaking history of La Polastra, a second family estate with roots going back five centuries. Winemaker Marco Bergaglio and president Claudio Andrea Gemme run an estate of about 15 hectares, planted entirely to Cortese. The range spans the everyday Salluvii and Rolona, Rovereto Vignavecchia from vines over 80 years old, the barrique aged Pilin, two sparkling wines, Ardè and Brutmabon, and Gavium, a passito made from grapes dried into January. Gavi DOCG, the white appellation built on Cortese, sits at the southeastern edge of Piemonte, its hills the last before Liguria begins.

## Visits & tastings

Visits to Castellari Bergaglio are by appointment only, arranged through the estate's contact form. Tastings take place at La Gaviteca, the family's wine culture space in the Rovereto hamlet, alongside a small photographic and print collection on the estate's history.

**Tastings**
- **Tasting at La Gaviteca** · by appointment

**Good to know**
- Visits and tastings by appointment only, book via the website contact form

**Contact**
- [+39 0143 644000](tel:+390143644000)
- [gavi@castellaribergaglio.it](mailto:gavi@castellaribergaglio.it)
- Frazione Rovereto 136R, 15066 Gavi (AL)

## Wines (8)

- [Ardè](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castellari-bergaglio-arde.md): Gavi DOCG Metodo Classico, Sparkling. Ardè is Castellari Bergaglio's Gavi DOCG Metodo Classico, hand-harvested and aged on its lees for an extended period before disgorgement.
- [Brutmabon](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castellari-bergaglio-brutmabon.md): Cortese 100%, Sparkling. Brutmabon is a 100% Cortese sparkling wine made by the Martinotti (Charmat) method, hand-harvested in late August and rested on its lees for over six months in autoclave.
- [Fornaci](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castellari-bergaglio-fornaci.md): Gavi DOCG del Comune di Tassarolo, Cortese 100%, White. Fornaci is a 100% Cortese Gavi DOCG from Castellari Bergaglio's own hillside vineyards in the comune of Tassarolo, named for a former brick kiln on the site and known for its clay-rich soil.
- [Gavium](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castellari-bergaglio-gavium.md): Sweet. Gavium is Castellari Bergaglio's passito, made from hand-selected grapes dried until January and given over 12 months to come together, at 15% alcohol with 40 g/l residual sugar.
- [Pilin](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castellari-bergaglio-pilin.md): Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, White. Pilin is Castellari Bergaglio's most demanding wine, named by the winemaker after his grandfather; grapes are dried in crates for 30-40 days before fermenting and ageing in barriques, with…
- [Rolona](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castellari-bergaglio-rolona.md): Gavi DOCG del Comune di Gavi, Cortese 100%, White. Rolona is Castellari Bergaglio's 100% Cortese Gavi DOCG from hillside vineyards in the comune of Gavi, grown on calcareous soil; it has been awarded a Gambero Rosso Berebene Quality-Price prize and…
- [Rovereto](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castellari-bergaglio-rovereto.md): Gavi DOCG del Comune di Gavi, Cortese, White. Rovereto Vignavecchia is Castellari Bergaglio's Gavi DOCG del Comune di Gavi from a vineyard of more than 80 years, including pre-phylloxera vine stock, near the estate's cellar in the Rovereto…
- [Salluvii](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castellari-bergaglio-salluvii.md): Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, White. Salluvii is Castellari Bergaglio's entry-level Gavi DOCG, a 100% Cortese blended from several plots across the Gavi zone with differing soils; the name comes from the ancient people who once…