Made with
pomace of Nebbiolo grapes used to make Barolo and Barbaresco and Moscato d’Asti grapes.
Tasting
moderately deep amber colour. Scents of cinnamon, cherries, licorice and rose on the nose. Noble, austere flavour with hints of honey, stewed apples and pears, almond and carob.
Alcohol content
45% by vol.
Distilling
The “Lazarito Bocchino” pot still method. This grappa is distilled at an alcohol proof of 75%, after removing “heads and tails” (first batch and final residues), using copper columns with mushroom-shaped plates.
Ageing
In 225-litre Allier, Troncais and Limousin oak for a period of at least twelve years, during which the alcohol content is progressively lowered to 45% by vol. A year before bottling, the spirit is poured off from the barriques into a large oak cask to allow the grappas to blend slowly. Cantina Privata is only bottled in the best years in a blend of 65% grappa made with Nebbiolo for Barolo and Barbaresco and 35% Moscato d’Asti grappa.
Format
CL 70