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Terre di Balbia

Altomonte · Cosenza (CS)
← Calabria
Established
2001
Chiappetta family (Giuseppe, Nicola, Marco and Luca)
Yearly production
estate
Location
Altomonte, Cosenza (CS), Calabria
Cosenza (CS)
Vineyard area
8 ha
estate

Appellations

Terre di Cosenza DOCCalabria IGT

History

Terre di Balbia was founded in 2001 at Altomonte, on land whose wine Pliny the Elder called balbino.

In 2014 the Chiappetta family, engineer Giuseppe with brother Nicola and sons Marco and Luca, took over and focused on native varieties.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Fervore
Calabria IGT · Magliocco
Single-varietal Magliocco.
Ligrezza
Calabria IGT · Gaglioppo
Single-varietal Gaglioppo.
Balbium
Terre di Cosenza DOC · Magliocco, Gaglioppo
Native Cosentino blend.
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