Bottega - Private Amarone Classic Grappa - Private Reserve - Liqueurs and Spirits

Bottega - Family Vintners & Master Distillers since 1935

Bottega S.p.A. it is at the same time a winery and a distillery, which has a close-knit team of expert winemakers both in winemaking and in distillation. The headquarters is located in Bibano di Godega (TV), in the Doc Prosecco area, 50 km north of Venice. The company was founded in 1977 by Aldo Bottega, master distiller with more than thirty years of experience in the field, which he had inherited from his grandfather, an expert wine merchant during the '20s, the passion for the world of wine. At the end of the '70s the company is a small company operating in the local grappa market.

In 1983, on the death of the founder, his son Sandro, together with his brothers Barbara and Stefano, took over the company. From an artisan reality, which operated only in the world of grappa, it has transformed over the years into one of the first 20 private wineries and distilleries. In the duty free and travel retail channel it has burned down the stages and, as far as sparkling wines are concerned, has become the second brand in the world, after a well-known Champagne brand. The unmistakable Bottega Gold, a Prosecco Doc characterized by the bottle with golden livery, is an icon of style that is appreciated throughout the world as an expression of the best Made in Italy.

Bottega - Private Amarone Classic Grappa - Private Reserve - Liqueurs and Spirits

The Barricata Private Reserve originates from a reserve of Amarone grappa. The result of the distillation of grape skins deriving from the production of the highly prized Amarone della Valpolicella wine, is the result of the passion and skill of master distillers, capable of transforming a solid raw material into a transparent and crystalline liquid, with an exceptional profile organoleptic. The long aging in wood gives the characteristic intense amber color and enriches the bouquet, giving life to a persuasive and intriguing grappa able to satisfy even the most discerning connoisseurs' palates.

Production Area

Veneto

Variety

Grape marcs suitable to give Amarone della Valpolicella

Features

Amarone Privata Classica grappa comes from the pomace obtained by pressing the dried grapes used to produce the most precious red of Valpolicella, Amarone, a wine with a great body and structure and a unique personality. The care of this rich raw material, with its incredible concentration, is the first and most important step; it follows the distillation that is carried out in three stages, carried out at different temperatures and in traditional copper stills, which allow the vacuum processing (greater protection of the aromas) and in which the heating takes place in a bain-marie (indirect and therefore more delicate system) allowing preserve the aromatic fullness and the fragrance of the starting grapes. This results in a distillate of great character, vigorous and with a rich and articulated bouquet.

Organoleptic Characteristics

Color and Appearance

Transparent and crystalline.

Nose

Complex and elegant, presents aromas fruited that call the red and a delicate note spicy in close.

Taste

Full and soft, it is characterized on the palate by an aromatic persistence and by the structure that derives from the grapes from which it originates.

Chemical Characteristics

Alcohol% Vol .: 43%

Service Temperature

10-12 ° C

Serving

Grappa is ideal at the end of a meal. It can be tasted cold and also very cold and is an excellent ingredient for the preparation of cocktails and long drinks. Amarone Privata Classica combines perfectly with dark chocolate, chocolate based desserts, dry pastries, can decorate ice creams and enrich fruit salads. It is traditionally used to correct espresso coffee and, in Veneto and Friuli, to dilute the last drops of coffee, left on the bottom of the cup (Resentin): coffee has a tonic effect while alcohol relaxes and the result of this combination it is a pleasant sensation of well-being and vigor.

Consume Preferably

No recommended time limit.

Recommended Glass

Slang Alexander.

Code

I10061070