# Castello di Gabiano > Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. Winery profile from Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/castello-di-gabiano). - **Region:** Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy - **Address:** Via San Defendente 2, 15020 Gabiano (AL) - **Coordinates:** 45.1597392, 8.1927599 - **Website:** https://www.castellodigabianowine.it - **Instagram:** @castellodigabianowine - **Tours:** available - **Tastings:** available - **Curated profile:** yes (researched in depth by Il Vino Bello) - **Last updated:** 2026-09-28 ## About Castello di Gabiano stands in the Monferrato hills of Alessandria province, above the Po valley. The Cattaneo Adorno Giustiniani family has farmed the estate for more than four centuries, and today Giacomo Cattaneo Adorno, the last Marquis of Gabiano, runs the property together with his wife Emanuela. The estate covers 260 hectares, 22 of them under vine, and the 12th-century cellars beneath the castle are still used for ageing. These Monferrato hills, part of a UNESCO wine landscape since 2014, rise between 120 and 350 metres and sit close to the 45th parallel. The range is built on Barbera, from the everyday La Braja to the barrique-aged Adornes and the flagship Gabiano Riserva DOC, A Matilde Giustiniani, made only in the best vintages from a historic vineyard. Alongside it sit native Piemonte varieties such as Grignolino, Freisa and Malvasia di Casorzo, a Pinot Nero and Chardonnay, and a Sauvignon Blanc; several are certified organic. ## Visits & tastings A visit pairs a guided cellar tour with a seated tasting, booked in advance through the website. The family also runs a restaurant and rooms on the estate. **Tastings** - **Premium** · cellars and Infernot tour, 5 wines, 3 entry and 2 Reserve · 1 h 45 · €50 - **More than just white** · cellar tour, 2 whites and a Chiaretto with cheese · 1 h 30 · €32 - **Classic** · cellars and Infernot tour, 3 wines · 1 h 30 · €25 - **Sensory tasting, Red Chocolate** · cellar tour, 3 reds with chocolate · 1 h 30 · €35 **Food & stay** - 3 Orologi restaurant on the estate, tasting menus €45 to €60, drinks excluded - 12 renovated suites and rooms on the estate **Good to know** - Wine shop and tasting room open daily, 9:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - Tastings in Italian and English, the white tasting also in French **Contact** - [+39 0142 945004](tel:+390142945004) - [info@castellodigabiano.com](mailto:info@castellodigabiano.com) - [Book a tasting](https://www.castellodigabianowine.it/en/experiences) - Via San Defendente 2, 15020 Gabiano (AL) ## Wines (12) - [A Matilde Giustiniani](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-a-matilde-giustiniani.md): Gabiano DOC Riserva, Barbera 95%, Freisa 5-10%, Red. The estate's Riserva, dedicated to Princess Matilde Giustiniani who restored the castle, made only in the best vintages from a historic estate vineyard with notable ageing potential. - [Adornes](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-adornes.md): Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A structured Barbera d'Asti Superiore from the estate's hillside vineyards, refined for about 18 months in French oak tonneaux. - [Castello](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-castello.md): Piemonte DOC Chardonnay, Chardonnay 100%, White. A barrique-aged Chardonnay from Gabiano's white clay hills, awarded 5 grappoli by Bibenda in 2016. - [Castelvere](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-castelvere.md): Monferrato Chiaretto DOC, Barbera 100%, Rosé. A rose Chiaretto made from Barbera grapes picked early from the estate's steep, clay-soiled Castelvere vineyard. - [Corte](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-corte.md): Piemonte DOC Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc 100%, White. A single-varietal Sauvignon Blanc aged on its fine lees at low temperature. The label reproduces a page from a 15th-century manuscript in the Cattaneo Adorno family's private library. - [Gavius](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-gavius.md): Monferrato Rosso DOC, Barbera (majority), Pinot Nero, Red. A Barbera and Pinot Nero blend from the vineyards of Gabiano and Zoalengo, aged in the castle's underground cellars. - [Il Giardino di Flora](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-il-giardino-di-flora.md): Malvasia di Casorzo DOC, Malvasia 100%, Red. A rare native Malvasia from the hills of Casorzo, grown in loose, well-exposed soils. - [Il Ruvo](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-il-ruvo.md): Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC, Grignolino 100%, Red. A varietal Grignolino, an ancient native grape harvested entirely by hand; the estate calls its light garnet colour a valid alternative to rose or white wine. - [La Braja](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-la-braja.md): Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A pure Barbera from the estate's sun-facing Braja vineyard, with 40 percent of the wine aged in wood for 6 to 8 months. - [La Patarrina](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-la-patarrina.md): Monferrato DOC Freisa, Freisa 100%, Red. An organic, native Freisa grown on the white limestone hills of Gabiano. - [Pinot Noir](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-pinot-noir.md): Piemonte DOC Pinot Nero, Pinot Noir 100%, Red. An organic Pinot Nero grown on Gabiano's white soils, one of the estate's international varieties made with maceration on whole grapes. - [Rubino di Cantavenna](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-gabiano-rubino-di-cantavenna.md): Rubino di Cantavenna DOC, Barbera, Freisa, Red. A Barbera and Freisa blend that the estate describes as joining Barbera's freshness with Freisa's tannin.