2019 Distina - Grappa di Ortrugo 0.5L

$107.00

Producer | Distina

Region | Emilia-Romagna

Variety | Ortrugo

Alcohol | 43%

Pomace is fermented along with its own must, immediately stocked after pressing and distilled in a couple of days. Double distilled in 200L copper alembic ‘a bagnomaria’. The spirit is aged in stainless steel tank for 6 to 12 month before alcohol dilution to allow the extraction of esters and aromas. Ortrugo is a local white grape variety. The pomace come from the neighbour friend Massimiliano Croci. Herbaceous notes. Slowly turns into more wide and generous semi-aromatic flavours. Straight with great dry clean finish.

Producer | Distina

Region | Emilia-Romagna

Variety | Ortrugo

Alcohol | 43%

Pomace is fermented along with its own must, immediately stocked after pressing and distilled in a couple of days. Double distilled in 200L copper alembic ‘a bagnomaria’. The spirit is aged in stainless steel tank for 6 to 12 month before alcohol dilution to allow the extraction of esters and aromas. Ortrugo is a local white grape variety. The pomace come from the neighbour friend Massimiliano Croci. Herbaceous notes. Slowly turns into more wide and generous semi-aromatic flavours. Straight with great dry clean finish.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER

At the age of 27, Claudio Campaner left Milan and the ‘city life’ to move to the small village of Bacedasco Alto, in Piacenza province, on the border with the neighbouring province of Parma.  Claudio’s goal was to grow grapes, make wine, but also to distil, hence the name Distina, a portmanteau of ’Dis-tilleria’ and ‘Can-tina’ (cellar in Italian).

At Distina, the principles of organic farming and sustainability has been followed from the very beginning. The vines are strictly local, traditional varieties: Bonarda, Barbera, Moscato Bianco, Marsanne, Ortrugo and Malvasia di Candia Aromatica. The grappa and spirits Claudi produces don’t have that nasty, aggressive bite you often encounter; they are elegant and soft, reflecting the pure spirit of the fruit used to make them.