【Amarone Riserva】
【One of the oldest family-owned Italian wineries】
【Producer of the NR.1 wine brand in the retail industry (“Freschello”)】
【The first winery in Europe to obtain KAIZEN (Toyota Lean Production System) certification】
【Luca Maroni 97 pts】
ZTI022 - Famiglia Cielo dal 1908 Amaregis Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva DOCG 2019
Special price: $388/bottle
Producing area/level: Italy/ Valpolicella
Grape variety: 90% Corvina, 5% Corvinone & 5% Rondinella
Alcohol content: 16%
Volume: 750ml
Named after the year the winery was founded (1908 Signature Collection), it is one of the winery’s flagship wines. A blend of sweet spices such as blueberries, figs, vanilla, licorice, and a hint of roasted coffee beans. The aroma is rich and mellow, with silky tannins and a long finish.
【 Famiglia Cielo dal / Cielo e Terra | 1908 Signature Collection】
Cielo e Terra was founded in 1908. The bond between the Cielo family and the land began in the Valle del Chiampo, specifically in the Casa Defrà estate, in the Cielo family's vineyards. In 1908, the new family business established by Giovanni Cielo began to slowly sprout and bear fruit: customers in the Valle del Chiampo began to order the winery's products, and the winery's business slowly spread from the Valle del Chiampo to the neighboring villages.
Under the careful management of the second-generation head of the winery, Pietro Cielo, the winery has been further developed and the business has been further expanded. His deep love for the land made him have a traditional persistence in winemaking technology, and also made him practice social welfare and silently protect the land under his feet. In 1962, eight brothers from three generations of the Cielo family took over the family business. Due to their love for wine, the brothers built a new wine cellar and began to extend their business tentacles across Italy. However, such small-scale production could not meet the market demand, so the Cielo family began to acquire other wineries to better centrally manage the land for winemaking.
After the fourth generation Luca and Pierpaolo took over the winery affairs, adhering to the Cielo family's traditional philosophy, relying on the cooperation of more than 2,000 grape growers in Colli Berici and the high quality and reputation of their wines, the winery business has made a leap forward. At this time, the winery has become a leader in large-scale retail trade in the Italian wine industry. Not only that, the winery's international business is also constantly expanding and growing.
The wine growers have over 4,000 hectares of vineyards. Colli Berici owes its success to its three wineries in Lonigo, Barbarano, San Bonifacio and Corlanzone. Grapes are carefully selected before they arrive at the winery. The vintage, region and sugar content are strictly controlled to ensure the quality of the wine. The winemaking technology is basically low-temperature fermentation and soft pressing to ensure the aroma and complexity of the wine. Some of the superstar wines are aged in oak barrels to increase the vintage of the grapes. Colli Berici's Cielo e Terra winery is equipped with a 10,000 square meter winery with the latest technology. The winemaking technology of Cielo e Terra meets the Unieniso 9001 standard.
