# Calliope (Cieck)

> Sparkling, Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG Spumante by [Cieck](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cieck.md), Canavese, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cieck-calliope).

- **Producer:** Cieck
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG Spumante
- **Grape:** Erbaluce
- **Production area:** San Giorgio Canavese, Piedmont
- **Soil:** Loose moraine soils, rich in stone
- **Exposure:** South-east
- **Vineyard planting:** Pergola training; altitude approx. 320 m above sea level; average vine age approx. 30 years
- **Vinification:** Brut style. A third of the must ferments in small oak barrels and spends about nine months on noble lees in barrel, then is blended with steel-fermented Erbaluce for bottle fermentation; matures at least 48 months on lees with manual remuage and degorgement, followed by a further six months in bottle
- **Serving temperature:** 8-10°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Calliope is Cieck's reserve sparkling wine, created in the mid-1990s after Remo Falconieri saw Champagne houses use wood to lend elegance to their top cuvees; part of the Erbaluce ferments and rests in small oak barrels before blending.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with golden highlights; very fine, persistent bubbles; fresh, intense bouquet of golden delicious apple and vanilla, reminiscent of pineapple and wildflowers; full, harmonious palate with good acidic vigour and long yeast and crusty-bread sensations

## Food pairings

Excellent as an aperitif and through a full meal, with strongly flavoured mature cheeses, elaborate fish dishes and rich sauces