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The muscatel grapes, which later become marcs, ripen on the hills of Castiglione Tinella, Santo Stefano Belbo, Calosso and Castigliole d’Asti. They are softly pressed and then fermented in silos. After being in the “Guillaume” discontinuous copper steam still in Angera, they are stored in new medium toasted barrique casks of Allier and Limousin oak for at least 18 months.
In 1847, Bernardo Rossi founded his own distillery in Angera, on the Lombard shore of Lago Maggiore, following three basic tenets: to distil marcs that were fresh, full of moisture and from one single vine; to use a discontinuous steam-still; to age in small barrels made from differently toasted woods. Ageing in wooden casks endows an elegance and a wholeness that ranks the grappa with the great spirits of the world. In 1913, at the height of the Art Nouveau period, King Vittorio Emanuele III awarded the Rossi d’Angera Distillery the Royal House of Savoy Letter Patent, which put all the grappas in a class of their own.
With colour deep gold. The nose is fruity with suggestions of apricot and wildflower honey.
The taste is soft, warm and persuasive. Slight after-taste of toasted almonds and hazelnuts due to the contact with wood
Origin: Lombardia
Aging: 18 months
Alcohol: 42%
Volume: 70 cl
Producer: Rossi d’Angera
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