Castello di Verduno
Verduno · Cuneo (CN)
Established
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Burlotto family (owners of the castle since 1909)
Yearly production
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estate (Barolo and Barbaresco)
Location
Verduno, province of Cuneo — in the Barolo commune of Verduno, home of the Monvigliero cru and the Pelaverga grape
Cuneo (CN)
Vineyard area
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Nebbiolo for Barolo (notably Monvigliero) and Barbaresco, plus the native Verduno Pelaverga
Appellations
Barolo DOCGBarbaresco DOCGVerduno Pelaverga o Verduno DOC
History
The castle of Verduno dates to the early 1500s and was long under the House of Savoy — King Carlo Alberto bought it in 1838 and had his cellar run by the oenologist General Staglieno. The Burlotto family bought the castle in 1909.
In 1950 commander Giovanni Battista Burlotto returned from Eritrea and turned the castle into a food-and-wine meeting place; the marriage of Gabriella Burlotto, owner of the castle, to Franco Bianco, a Barbaresco producer, brought Barolo and Barbaresco together at the estate.
Castello di Verduno is known for its Barolo Monvigliero and for championing the local Pelaverga grape, a light, floral, peppery red almost unique to Verduno.
Wines
Illustrative selectionBarolo Monvigliero
From Verduno's most celebrated south-facing cru.
Barbaresco Rabajà
From the Bianco family's Barbaresco holdings.
Verduno Pelaverga 'Basadone'
A light, peppery red from Verduno's native grape.
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