Distiller Notes
Merlot grape pomace is selected and collected immediately after pressing, when it is fresh and soft. Artisanal batch-method distillation ensures the essence of the grape with remain present in the final grappa. Production is limited to the individual year’s harvest. On the nose, it conjures the aroma of ripe fruit and recalls the smell of grape must being pressed. Pure, soft and round with notes of rose petals and soft cherry.
Proof: 82
First produced in the northern Italian town of Bassano del Grappa, Grappa is a type of Brandy made by distilling the pressed skins, stems, seeds and pulp of grapes (collectively called pomace), left over from the winemaking process. They range in alcoholicity from 35% to 60% and are most often clear and unaged. However, the interpretations aged in casks, which can be made from a variety of different woods, take on different flavor expressions and appear darker in color.