# Castello di Verduno

> Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. Winery profile from Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/castello-di-verduno).

- **Region:** Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
- **Address:** Via Umberto I 9, 12060 Verduno (CN)
- **Coordinates:** 44.6667531, 7.9327684
- **Winemaker:** Mario Andrion
- **Website:** https://www.cantinecastellodiverduno.it
- **Tours:** not listed
- **Tastings:** available
- **Curated profile:** yes (researched in depth by Il Vino Bello)
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30

## About

Castello di Verduno is owned today by Gabriella Burlotto and Franco Bianco, and the castle has a long royal story: King Carlo Alberto bought it from two Turin charities and put General Staglieno in charge of the estate and cellar. The Burlotto family took over from the Savoy, and Commander Giovanni Battista Burlotto came home from Eritrea in 1950 to set up the hotel and restaurant and restart the cellars for Barolo and Verduno. The vineyards are split between Verduno (Massara, Monvigliero, Boscatto, Olmo) and Barbaresco (Faset, Rabajà, Campot, Bricco del Cuculo). Wines are vinified in Barbaresco in the traditional way, with open vats and long ageing in large oak casks, then bottled and aged in the castle cellars. Young oenologist Mario Andrion works with Franco's daughters Marcella and Giovanna. The estate owns the first Pelaverga vines replanted in Verduno, in 1972. Verduno is the northernmost village of the Barolo zone.

## Visits & tastings

Cellar visits and tastings at Castello di Verduno are booked on the estate's online booking page. The castle also has a hotel and restaurant, open March to November.

**Tastings**
- **I vini del Castello** · 1 h 30 · €25 · cellar visit and tasting of the estate wines
- **Il Nebbiolo a corte** · 1 h 30 · €50 · different Nebbiolo expressions
- **Infernot** · 1 h 30 · €120 · the most exclusive Barolo and Barbaresco labels

**Food & stay**
- **Ciabot** gourmet picnic · €25 per person
- **A casa del Re** · 4 h · lunch or dinner menu paired with the wines · €115
- **Fresh pasta cooking class** · 5 h · €140
- Restaurant in the castle, dinner Thu to Mon 19:30 to 21:30; rooms in the castle

**Good to know**
- Restaurant closed Tue and Wed
- Dogs welcome in the dining rooms and gardens, on a lead

**Contact**
- [+39 0172 470284](tel:+390172470284)
- [info@cantinecastellodiverduno.it](mailto:info@cantinecastellodiverduno.it)
- [Book a visit](https://visit.cantinecastellodiverduno.it/en/60409efff8b1e429728a3749?lang=en)
- Via Umberto I 9, 12060 Verduno (CN)

## Wines (12)

- [Barbaresco](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-barbaresco.md): Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. The estate's blended Barbaresco from its Rabajà and Faset vineyards, described on the data sheet as an everyday classic Barbaresco.
- [Barbera d'Alba](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-barbera-d-alba.md): Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. The estate's young, fruity take on Barbera d'Alba, from small old-vine parcels in Neive.
- [Basadone](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-basadone.md): Verduno Pelaverga DOC, Pelaverga Piccolo 100%, Red. Pelaverga from Verduno, where the variety has been grown since the 1600s; the name is the local word for wild poppy.
- [Bellis Perennis](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-bellis-perennis.md): Vino Bianco, Pelaverga Piccolo 100%, White. A white wine made from red Pelaverga, named for the wild daisy on the label.
- [Bricco del Cuculo](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-bricco-del-cuculo.md): Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Single-vineyard Barbera from a hilltop site on the Faset hill, named for the cuckoos that nest around it.
- [Campot](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-campot.md): Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. Dolcetto from the Campot vineyard, whose dialect name means a field high on the hill.
- [Faset](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-faset.md): Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Single-vineyard Barbaresco from the Faset hill, described on the page as a big Nebbiolo for picky eaters.
- [Langhe Nebbiolo](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-langhe-nebbiolo.md): Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A young Nebbiolo from the Verduno and Barbaresco vineyards, made to show immediate fruit.
- [Massara](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-massara.md): Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barolo from the estate's Massara vineyard in Verduno, all Nebbiolo.
- [Monvigliero Riserva](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-monvigliero-riserva.md): Barolo DOCG Riserva, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Riserva from the small Monvigliero parcel in Verduno; the estate skips the Riserva in years when the grapes fall short.
- [Rabajà Riserva](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-rabaja-riserva.md): Barbaresco DOCG Riserva, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Riserva from the Rabajà vineyard, produced in limited quantity only in the big vintages from the best grapes.
- [S-ciopét](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-verduno-s-ciopet.md): Vino Spumante Metodo Classico, Pelaverga Piccolo 100%, Sparkling. Brut rosé sparkling wine from Pelaverga; the name is the dialect word for the wild bladder campion shown on the label, chosen for its likeness to the pop of a sparkling bottle.