# Erbaluce (Cieck)

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

- **Producer:** Cieck
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

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

## Food pairings

Freshwater fish, light creamy dishes, antipasti, and vegetarian or vegan dishes