White
Erbaluce
By Cieck, Canavese, Piemonte, Italy
Erbaluce is Cieck's purest, most classic Erbaluce di Caluso, blended from grapes across several estate vineyards and, the producer notes, the version preferred by Marilena, Remo Falconieri's wife.
Tasting notes
Dull straw yellow with greenish highlights; fresh bouquet with notes of hawthorn and fruit; young, acidic, intensely fruity palate
Pairs well with
Freshwater fish, light creamy dishes, antipasti, and vegetarian or vegan dishes
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
- Grape
- Erbaluce
- Production area
- San Giorgio Canavese, Piedmont; a selection of grapes from different estate-owned vineyards
- Soil
- Loose moraine soils, rich in stone
- Exposure
- South, south-west
- Vineyard planting
- Pergola training; average altitude approx. 320 m above sea level; average vine age approx. 50 years
- Vinification
- Grapes destemmed and pressed to obtain the must, which clears as it settles; low-temperature fermentation lasting 21 days preserves the grape's aromatics; the wine spends the next four months in steel to stabilise, then is bottled at the start of spring
- Serving temperature
- 10-12°C
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