# Castellero (Brezza Giacomo e Figli)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Brezza Giacomo e Figli](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/brezza-giacomo-e-figli.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/brezza-giacomo-e-figli-castellero).

- **Producer:** Brezza Giacomo e Figli
- **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.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

Red meat, game and cheese.