Red

Castellero

By Brezza Giacomo e Figli, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Brezza Giacomo e Figli Castellero

Barolo from the 0.692 ha Castellero vineyard, a sandier soil than Cannubi. Made as a single-vineyard wine only in good vintages.

Tasting notes

Well-structured, but not always balanced when young.

Pairs well with

Red meat, game and cheese.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo (Lampia)
Cru / vineyard
Castellero
Production area
Municipality of Barolo, Castellero vineyard of 0.692 ha
Soil
Sandy silt; sand 40%, silt 33%, clay 27%. Diano sandstone
Exposure
South; 300 m
Vineyard planting
Planted 1970, 3,700 vines/ha at 1 m x 2.7 m, Guyot-trained trellis, K5BB rootstock, yield about 6,000-7,000 kg/ha.
Vinification
A light-handed style that accompanies the grapes to the bottle. The Castellero grapes are vinified separately only in good vintages; in weaker years they are blended with Nebbiolo from other plots into Barolo without a vineyard name. Wine aged in wood is neither filtered nor clarified (estate-level statement).
Serving temperature
16 to 18 C when the Barolo is young; pour into large glasses straight from the bottle. Wines over 15 years old: open 2 to 3 hours ahead and pour off a glass first.
Storage
Best not drunk before the sixth year after harvest in exceptional vintages.

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