Barolo, Rocche di Castiglione, 2021

Name: Barolo, Rocche di Castiglione
Brand: Fratelli Brovia
Price: 540 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2012 2017 2018 2020 2021

justerini & brooks tasting note

Super vibrant and explosive aromatically, powerful but so integrated and long you barely notice. A great marriage of energy, ripeness and elegance. A stunning Rocche that often shows its class earlier than the other wines. One of the most famous crus in Barolo, Rocche is a steep, south-east facing Castiglione Falletto vineyard. Brovia’s plot was planted in 1966 at 350m. The high proportion of sand here means about 70% of the soils are dry, producing wines of great nerve and minerality. Aged in large used oak casks for two years.

critic reviews

98/100Monica Larner,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Brovia 2021 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione takes us back to, again, one of my favorite sites in the appellation. I go crazy for wines from this MGA. This expression is extremely nuanced and delicate, especially at first. The wine builds intensity later. Finely stitched aromas of fruit, minerals and blue flower make for a classical Nebbiolo. It shows good power and structure at the back. You should age it longer than most. Fermentation starts off in cement, and the wine is racked into French and Slavonian oak casks (40 hectoliters) for aging. The Rocche di Castiglione vineyard is distinguished by its high presence of sand. This 1.6-hectare plot sits at 300 to 350 meters in elevation with southeastern exposures. The vineyard is extremely steep and, with the loose soils, is challenging to farm. Diano sandstone and Sant'Agata Fossili Marl put these soils on the "younger" side of the Barolo geological spectrum. This wine will be released in September 2025, with 5,000 bottles.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2048

date of review 06/2025

96/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

The 2021 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a classic Brovia wine from this site. Aromatic, sculpted and vibrant in the glass, the 2021 has so much to offer. Crushed flowers, vibrant red/purplish fruit, rose petal, mint and cinnamon are all beautifully lifted. There's gorgeous inner sweetness that emerges over time. Silky, beautifully ripe tannins pull it all together on the closer. As always, Rocche is the most charming and sensual of the Barolos in this range. If I had to pick just one wine to encapsulate what Brovia is all about, the Rocche di Castiglione would be it. Superb.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2041

date of review 01/2025