Affina - Riserva Ciliegio - 1 L.
TO THE SMELLING AND TASTE IT IS ROUND AND DELICATE.
FULL TASTE OF GREAT PERSONALITY AND WIDE FRAGRANCE,
WITH A FINE AND ELEGANT BOUQUET. COMPLEX BODY BUT
INCREDIBLE MELLOWNESS
Marc selection:
MARCS OF RED GRAPES LIKE LAGRAIN AND PINOT NERO
Preparation of grapes:
LIGHT SQUEEZING TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTERISTIC AROMAS
Distillation:
TRADITIONAL IN A BAIN-MARIE WITH BATCH ALEMBIC (BATCH
DISTILLATION)
Fining:
THE “GRAPPA” SETTLES FOR EIGHT YEARS IN SMALL CHERRY
BARRELS OF DIFFERENT ORIGINS, TO OBTAIN A UNIQUE AND
UNMISTAKABLE BLEND OF FRAGRANCES
Origin of the barriques:
PRUNUS CERASUS: GREAT QUALITY WOOD, VERY HARD AND
COMPACT, ORANGE WITH DARK RED NUANCES. IT COULD BE
FOUND IN VALPOLLICELLA IN THE MEDIOEVAL PERIOD ALREADY,
IT SPREAD LARGELY AFTER WWI, IN THE PERIOD OF THE
RECONSTRACTION OF THE VINEYARDS DESTOYED BY THE WINEPEST
(PHYLLOXERA). THE CHERRY TREE, NOT DEMANDING BUT
YET PARTICULARLY GENEROUS, REPRESENTED A SUPPORTING
FUNCTION FOR THE VINES AND IT GARANTUEED A RICH AND
EASILY ACHIEVED INCOME. AFTER MORE THAN HALF OF A
CENTURY, WITH THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE WINE-PEST, THE
CHERRY TREE SHOWS ITS GENEROUSITY AGAIN, PROVIDING
HIGH-QUALITY WOOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SETTLING
BARRELS. THE SEASONING OF THE WOOD, AFTER THE FELLING
AND THE CHOPPING, TAKES PLACE NATURALLY AND IT LASTS AT
LEAST 26 MONTHS, SIX IN THE FELLING PLACE.
THE STEAM-BENDING TECHNIQUE IS APPLIED TO THE STAVES, IN
ORDER TO PRESERVE THE AROMATIC FEATURES OF THE WOOD.
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