Podere MacellioMacellio is a farming area halfway between Caluso and Mazzè. The estate belongs to a small producer with just over two hectares entirely given over to the erbaluce grape. It produces three typologies only: Erbaluce classico, floral, full-flavored and balanced, Caluso Spumante, a subtle, aromatic metodo classico, and Caluso Passito, of which some very old vintages are to be found in the farm’s cellar. Production is overseen by Daniele Bianco the owner, who is also an enologist and follows every stage in the vinification with great passion. The degorgement of the spumantes is carried out the old-fashioned way, by hand. The passito is produced by drying the grapes on special racks and aging the wine for at least four months in oak barrels in the cellar. The vineyards are still managed by Daniele’s father who at the ripe old age of over 90 still makes a fundamental contribution to the small cellar. It is possible to organize group and individual visits and tastings.
