ROCCHE DI CASTIGLIONE

Rocche di Castiglione is probably the most prestigious cru of Castiglione Falletto. A narrow piece of land which develops in length starting just above the historical center of Castiglione Falletto village. This cru is on a steep slope where the soil is quite poor and draining. One of the first vineyard of our property to bud in the spring.

The prof. Vignolo Lutati in 1930 on his essay Sulla delimitazione delle zone e dei vini tipici was writing about the Barolo from this vineyard as “little less alcoholic but with a distinct scent which makes it highly valuable even in younger age”.

Village: Castiglione Falletto
Altitude: 350 m
Surface: 0,2419 Ha
Exposure: south-east

Planting year: 1970, 1999
Plant density: 4300 plant/hectares
Soil: Arenarie di Diano d’Alba (Diano sandstone), alternating strata of yellowish-gray sandstones and sandy-clay marl.
Varietals: Nebbiolo