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Castello di Neive
Castello di Neive and the surrounding 150 acre estate are owned by the Stupino family, siblings Anna,
Giulio, Italo, and Piera. The Castello di Neive winery began when Giacomo Stupino, the family patriarch,
capitalized on his experience as a surveyor and his knowledge of the area to purchase favorable vineyards
and land whenever possible. In the small cellars of their family home, the Stupino’s began their first wine
production (including Messoirano, Montebertotto, Basarin, Valtorta, and i Cortini) and, over time, their
acquired vineyards grew with the family’s production and ambitions. In 1964 the family purchased the
castle with its spacious cellars, along with more land and farmsteads in Santo Stefano and Marcorino.
This marked a turning point when the Stupino’s were able to renovate the castle cellars and reorganize
their vineyards to produce wine according to modern methods. When Giacomo died in 1970, Giulio and
Italo oversaw the transition from tenant farming to direct management of the land, initiating production
and export of Castello di Neive wines abroad.
Barbaresco DOCG
The grapes for this wine come from some of the most-respected vineyards in the Barbaresco DOCG
(Gallina, Messoirano, Valtorta, and a part of Santo Stefano). It is made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes grown
on vines that average 30 years of age. The grapes for this wine are pressed and then allowed to mature in
wooden vats for 2 years to smooth the tannins and develop the wine’s complex flavors.
Barbaresco Santo Stefano Albesani DOCG
The Barbaresco Santo Stefano is the result of an ethereal combination of the ideal terroir with the
perfectly-suited Nebbiolo grape. This wine shows all the characteristic elegance of Barbaresco with the
complexity and richness for which Santo Stefano is known. The Nebbiolo grapes for this wine are grown
in the Albesani sub-appellation inside Barbaresco, in the single vineyard of Santo Stefano, which is owned
entirely by Castello di Neive.
Barbaresco Santo Stefano Albesani Riserva DOCG
The grapes that are destined for this ultra-premium wine come from the highly-respected Santo Stefano
vineyard which is known to make some of Piemonte’s finest Nebbiolo wines. As with the other Castello
di Neive Barbarescos, this wine is made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes, but the grapes used to make this
wine represent the finest selection of grapes, picked at optimum ripeness. These grapes are pressed the
resulting wine is allowed to age in wooden barrels for 4 years to soften the wine’s tannins and add a layer
of spicy complexity to the wine’s opulent floral aromas.
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WINES OF NORTHERN ITALY