Chiarli 1860

In the world of Lambrusco there are not only large industrial producers who exclusively process purchased grapes, but also important and experienced wine houses who grow their fruit on their own land and transform it for many years into high-quality and constantly optimised wines.

One of these traditional wineries is the Chiarli 1860 winery in Modena. Its historical roots date back to the 19th century. Founded by Cleto Chiarli, the owner of the restaurant, Anselmo and Mauro are the fourth generation of the family to run the company. With Roberto Saletto, the two brothers have a very capable sales and marketing manager at their side.

The collection of the house is divided into three lines, each of which is vinified in its own winery. The Cleto Chiarli product line promises top-quality Lambrusco, produced in the Villa Cialdini winery in Castelvetro, completed in 2002. Here, berries from our own 100 hectares of land are processed. The immediate proximity to the vineyard hills allows a prompt processing of the freshly harvested and strictly selected grapes. The direct release of colour and fruit from the berry skin and flesh during fermentation and afterwards, the slow fermentation as well as the filtration and the very cold storage until bottling is considered particularly gentle for the production of high-quality Lambrusco and thus guarantees an aromatic and fresh drinking pleasure.

The family owes today's company size and the high degree of recognition of their empire to the Chiarli 1860 main company. In addition to its own cultivation, the Chiarli family also purchases grapes from cooperatives for further processing.

Santa Croce is the name of another Tenuta. It owns more than 30 hectares of vineyards where grapes are grown for the production of still wines. The most important grape varieties of the Denomination Colli Bolognesi DOC also grow here. The area where the Lambrusco di Sorbara grows is located on fertile alluvial soils north of Modena between Secchia and Panaro, two right tributaries of the Po River. The Grasparossa variety, on the other hand, thrives in the south of the city, on gently rising hills around the municipality of Castelvetro. SUPERIORE.DE

"100 years of history and an incomparable knowledge of the growing area. This is the calling card of a family that represents Lambrusco di Modena worldwide. In 1860, Anselmo and Mauro Chiarli founded the Chiarli winery, which is a historical winery, and where only grapes from their own vineyards are cellared. They wanted to revolutionise the world of quality Lambrusco with modern techniques and absolute rigour in processing. The success of this winery is today one of the pillars of Lambrusco's rebirth."Gambero Rosso 2015