The winery is located in the municipality of Erbusco to the west of Brescia in the province of the same name in the east of the Italian region of Lombardy. Its origins date back to the purchase of a plot of land by Annamaria Clementi Zanella in the mid-1960s, which was surrounded by a dense forest of chestnut trees. Her son Maurizio Zanella planted the first vines in 1968. He studied in France at the University of Oenology in Bordeaux and at the Station Oenologique de Bourgogne in Beaune in Burgundy.
An ultra-modern winery of superlatives was built in terms of architecture and technical infrastructure. Half of the small hill on which the estate is located was excavated and a 20,000 m² star-shaped cellar was built. Its centrepiece is a seven-metre-high room resembling a cathedral. Thanks to its undulating profile, the building follows the slope of the vineyard. There is a helicopter landing pad above the cellar. The catacombs, built deep underground, are ideal for the long storage of wines in wooden barrels, barriques and bottles due to the naturally constant temperature. Stefano Capelliu is the responsible oenologist.
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