Piedmont
Est. 1964 
5 wines 
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Langhe
The hill country south of Alba that grows Barolo, Barbaresco and the everyday Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Barbera bottlings sold under the Langhe DOC umbrella.
Castello di Neive
Castello di Neive is a family wine estate in the village of Neive, in the Barbaresco hills of Piedmont. The Stupino family bought the eighteenth-century castle in 1963 and bottled its first Barbaresco under this name in 1964. Its best-known vineyard is Santo Stefano, a Nebbiolo hill above the Tanaro river. Visitors taste the wines at La Casetta del Castello, the estate's shop a few steps from the castle. A guided tour of the historic cellars can be added.
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About Castello di Neive
Giacomo Stupino was a land surveyor who knew every hill around Neive, because he had measured most of them. In 1963 he and his brother Domenico bought the castle at the top of the village and part of its land. Offered a choice between famous vineyards already planted and the half-abandoned Santo Stefano hill, he took Santo Stefano. His son Italo, an engineer, ran the estate for decades with a taste for research. He worked with the University of Turin from the 1970s. Carolina Stupino now carries his work on, with sustainability as her theme. Claudio Roggero, the winemaker, has directed the estate since 1999.
The castle itself was begun in 1735 by Manfredo Bongiovanni, Count of Castelborgo, and its cellars were built for making wine. In the 1850s the French winemaker Louis Oudart worked here with Count Camillo di Castelborgo on dry Nebbiolo. Most Nebbiolo was still sweet and fizzy then. A Nebiolo di Neive made in these cellars won a gold medal at the Florence exhibition of 1861. Oudart won another in London in 1862. The first bottle labelled Barbaresco dates from 1937 and still rests in the cellar. The castle is a private home and is not open to visitors, but the cellars are.
The estate farms 27 hectares of vines, about 38 football pitches, chosen for their exposure out of nearly 60 in all. Santo Stefano sits in the Albesani area, on the side nearest the Tanaro river, and faces south-south-west. More than six hectares of its Nebbiolo vines are over fifty years old. From 1964 to 2011 Bruno Giacosa also bought its grapes for his own Santo Stefano Barbaresco. Other named hills are Gallina, Marcorino, Basarin and Valtorta. Eighteen wines come from them. Four are Barbaresco DOCG and four are Barbera d'Alba. The rest run from Dolcetto d'Alba, Langhe Nebbiolo, Arneis and Riesling to Albarossa, Grignolino and Moscato d'Asti. There is also a Pinot Nero red and a Pinot Nero sparkling wine made by the traditional method. The family also grows Piedmont IGP hazelnuts, which come toasted with every tasting.
Visits start at La Casetta del Castello, the estate's shop and tasting room a few steps from the castle. It opens every day except Tuesday. A guided tour of the eighteenth-century cellars shows Count Riccardi Candiani's carriage and the old scale and press that Oudart used. It passes the underground infernotti where the oldest bottles rest, and the cellar where the sparkling wine matures in bottle. Tastings come with the estate's toasted hazelnuts and grissini, and no food plates. The vineyards follow Italy's integrated production scheme, with spontaneous grass between the rows. The estate holds the Equalitas sustainability certification.
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Castello di Neive on the Piedmont wine atlas
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Castello di Neive
Neive, Cuneo · Langhe
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Experiences at Castello di Neive
Nothing here can be booked online yet. The experiences below are documented by our editors. Contact the estate using the phone number and email in Plan your visit.
Tasting
La Casetta del Castello, Neive
Classic tasting: four wines of your choice
about 90 minutes with the cellar tour
€20 a person, €35 with the cellar tour
Four wines of your choice from the estate's range, one Barbaresco among them (Barbaresco, Gallina or Santo Stefano). Served at La Casetta del Castello with toasted hazelnuts and grissini. Add the guided tour of the eighteenth-century cellars and the visit lasts about 90 minutes.
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Tasting & Tour
La Casetta del Castello, Neive
Barbaresco tasting and historic cellar tour
about 90 minutes
€45 a person with the cellar tour
Five wines: the Pinot Nero sparkling wine made by the traditional method, then Barbaresco, Barbaresco Gallina, Barbaresco Santo Stefano and the Santo Stefano Riserva. With the guided tour of the castle's historic cellars, about 90 minutes in all; EUR 30 for the tasting alone.
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Tasting
La Casetta del Castello, Neive
Santo Stefano tasting: four vintages of the Riserva
about 90 minutes with the cellar tour
€60 a person, €75 with the cellar tour
Six wines around the estate's great hill: Barbera d'Alba Santo Stefano, Barbaresco Santo Stefano and four different vintages of the Barbaresco Santo Stefano Riserva. The guided cellar tour can be added, for about 90 minutes in all.
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Via Castelborgo 1, 12052 Neive, Cuneo (Piemonte)
What Castello di Neive makes
Castello di Neive's current bottle selection is led by Barbaresco DOCG. The clearest grape signal comes from Nebbiolo and Albarossa.
Common questions
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At the top of the old village of Neive, in the Langhe hills of Piedmont, inside the Barbaresco wine zone. The estate's office is at Corso Romano Scagliola 205. Visitors go to La Casetta del Castello, the shop and tasting room at Piazzetta Demaria 1, a few steps from the castle. Neive is one of Italy's listed most beautiful villages and sits in the UNESCO core zone of the Langhe vineyard landscape.
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