Speciality

Speciality

Grappa di Barolo

Vigna la Rosa

Grapes

Nebbiolo

Area

Serralunga d’Alba

Soil type

Plenty of quartzose sand and good drainage

Exposure and altitude

South/south-west - 250/300m asl

System

Guyot 4.000-5.000 plants/ha

Harvest

First/second ten-days of October

Gradation

43% vol

Temperature

Ambiente

Size

0,5 L

Technical notes

Fermentation: the grapes are de-stemmed and crushed, and are then immediately heated to around 32-33 °C for the fermentation. The on-the-skins maceration lasts 20-30 days, which racking and returning optimizes and improves the extraction of the tannins, while also oxygenating the yeast so it can ferment in ideal conditions to obtain cleaner, more elegant aromas. As soon as the alcoholic fermentation has ended, the pomace is pressed softly and sent to the distillery while still fresh.

Distillation: it takes place in copper stills using the old discontinuous method. The steam passes slowly through the grape solids, drawing the alcohol and aromas up into a condenser to produce drops of a very precious, stunning distillate.

Ageing: the distilled grappa is immediately transferred in November into small barrels, where it matures for more than a year.

Pairings

Suggested as after-dinner drink.