# Castello di Neive > Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. Winery profile from Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/castello-di-neive). - **Region:** Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy - **Address:** Via Castelborgo 1, 12052 Neive (CN) - **Coordinates:** 44.7256893, 8.1141569 - **Winemaker:** Claudio Roggero - **Website:** https://www.castellodineive.it - **Instagram:** @castellodineive - **Tours:** available - **Tastings:** available - **Curated profile:** yes (researched in depth by Il Vino Bello) - **Last updated:** 2026-09-30 ## About Castello di Neive is run by the Stupino family, who bought the castle and part of its land in 1963. Italo Stupino, an engineer who has worked with the University of Turin since the 1970s, now leads the estate with his daughter Carolina, and Claudio Roggero has been director and oenologist since 1999. The vineyards include Santo Stefano, a monopole the estate bottles as Barbaresco, Riserva and Barbera, plus Gallina, Basarin, Messoirano, Montebertotto, Valtorta, i Cortini and Marcorino. Over 6 hectares of Nebbiolo at Santo Stefano are more than 50 years old. The cellars under the castle date from 1750, and Louis Oudart made early dry Nebbiolo wines there in the 1850s. The range runs from Barbaresco to Arneis, Riesling and a Pinot Nero Metodo Classico, with hazelnuts as a sideline. Neive is one of the villages of the Barbaresco zone. ## Visits & tastings Visits are run from La Casetta del Castello, the estate's tasting room in the village centre, which is open daily except Tuesday. Booking is recommended. **Tastings** - **Tasting of all the estate's wines** · served in the tasting room with notes on the vineyards and methods **Tours** - **Historic cellar tour** · castle cellars from 1750, the Oudart press, old bottles back to 1937 · ends with the tasting **Good to know** - Open daily 10:30 to 18:30, closed Tuesdays - Wines and hazelnut products are on sale in the tasting room **Contact** - [+39 329 212 5171](tel:+393292125171) - [lacasetta@castellodineive.it](mailto:lacasetta@castellodineive.it) - Piazzetta Demaria 1, 12052 Neive (CN) ## Wines (18) - [Albarossa](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-albarossa.md): Piemonte DOC Albarossa, Albarossa 100%, Red. Red from the Albarossa grape, vinified delicately. Annual production 5,000 bottles; 14.5% to 16% alcohol. - [Barbaresco](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-barbaresco.md): Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barbaresco blended from several vineyards that complete one another. Annual production 50,000 bottles; 14.5% alcohol. - [Barbera d'Alba](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-barbera-d-alba.md): Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Classic Barbera d'Alba from several vineyards vinified together. Annual production 12,000 bottles; 13.5% to 14.5% alcohol. - [Barbera d'Alba Added Sulphites Free](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-barbera-d-alba-added-sulphites-free.md): Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Barbera made without added sulphites, relying on the grape's natural anthocyanins to protect against oxidation. Annual production 1,500 bottles; 14% to 15% alcohol. - [Barbera d'Alba Superiore](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-barbera-d-alba-superiore.md): Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Superiore Barbera with strong structure and good acidity. Annual production 7,000 bottles; 14.5% to 15% alcohol. - [Basarin](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-basarin.md): Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. Dolcetto from the old vines of the Basarin vineyard, which gains from some years of bottle ageing. Annual production 2,000 bottles; 13.5% to 14% alcohol. - [Dolcetto d'Alba](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-dolcetto-d-alba.md): Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. Classic Dolcetto from several vineyards vinified together. Annual production 5,000 bottles; 13% to 13.5% alcohol. - [Gallina](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-gallina.md): Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Single-vineyard Barbaresco from the Gallina MGA. Annual production 5,000 bottles; 14.5% alcohol. - [i Cortini](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-i-cortini.md): Langhe DOC Pinot Nero, Pinot Nero 100%, Red. Pinot Nero from the i Cortini property, which the producer names alongside Nebbiolo as one of the world's most elegant wines. Annual production 12,000 bottles; 13.5% to 14% alcohol. - [Langhe Arneis](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-langhe-arneis.md): Langhe DOC Arneis, Arneis 100%, White. The estate's white of the heart, good at once and able to evolve in bottle; the label carries the Montebertotto name. Annual production 30,000 bottles; 12.5% to 13% alcohol. - [Langhe Nebbiolo](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-langhe-nebbiolo.md): Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Nebbiolo kept deliberately young and without wood, for its fresher, fruitier side. Annual production 15,000 bottles; 14% alcohol. - [Langhe Riesling](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-langhe-riesling.md): Langhe DOC Riesling, Riesling Renano 100%, White. Rhine Riesling grown in mineral-rich soils. Annual production 3,000 bottles; 12% alcohol. - [Metodo Classico](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-metodo-classico.md): Piemonte DOC Pinot Nero Metodo Classico, Pinot Nero 100%, Sparkling. Traditional-method sparkling Pinot Nero from the estate's underground cellar. Annual production 5,000 bottles; 12.5% alcohol. - [Moscato d'Asti](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-moscato-d-asti.md): Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato 100%, Sweet. Moscato historically made in Neive, which with Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto made it the land of four wines. Annual production 5,000 bottles; 5% alcohol. - [Piemonte Grignolino](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-piemonte-grignolino.md): Piemonte DOC Grignolino, Grignolino 100%, Red. Grignolino described by the producer as a historic, fresh and versatile Piemontese wine. Annual production 2,500 bottles; 13% alcohol. - [Santo Stefano](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-santo-stefano.md): Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barbaresco from the estate's monopole Santo Stefano vineyard in the Albesani MGA. Annual production 15,000 bottles; 14.5% alcohol. - [Santo Stefano Riserva](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-santo-stefano-riserva.md): Barbaresco Riserva DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Riserva from the estate's Santo Stefano vineyard in the Albesani MGA, made only in the best vintages. Annual production up to 10,000 bottles; 14.5% alcohol. - [Vigna Santo Stefano](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-neive-vigna-santo-stefano.md): Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Barbera from the Santo Stefano vineyard, which the producer says can make a great wine from a great site. Annual production 12,000 bottles; 14.5% to 15.5% alcohol.