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Barbera d’Alba Superiore DOC The Superiore version of Castello di Neive’s Barbera d’Alba is only produced in the best vintages and represents a selection of the best Barbera grapes from their Marcorino vineyard. Here, they follow strict green harvesting (removal of immature bunches) and plant only on south-facing slopes thus yielding a wine of great ripeness. It is made from 100% Barbera grapes and serves as a reminder of Barbera’s potential. After fermentation, this wine is aged for at least one year in oak barriques (225L French oak barrels) to round out the wine.

Langhe Rosso DOC I Cortini Pinot Noir Growing up, Italo’s favorite wine was his father’s “Cuvée Privée.” This wine, which was served at family gatherings and made from grapes bought from the then current owner of the castel—a Count Guido Riccardo Candiani, was sourced from a vineyard (I Cortini) right next to the Castello di Neive. To pay tribute to his father’s memory and this wine, Italo Stupino continued making a Pinot Noir from the I Cortini plot after his family purchased the castle. Made from 100% Pinot Noir, the grapes are gently pressed and then matured in barriques for 1 year.

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). This wine 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 two years to smooth the tannins and develop the wine’s complex flavors.

Barbaresco DOCG Santo Stefano Albesani 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 Riserva DOCG Santo Stefano Albesani 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 and the resulting wine is allowed to age in wooden barrels for four 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