Giusti Reserve Acquavite

• Product type: reserve grappa
• Bottle size: 50 cl
• Alcohol content: 42% ABV
• Production year: September 2007
• Distillation system: batch-based, using a water bath and steam-heated stills
• Wood used: medium-toasted French Troncais oak barriques
• Entered barrel: December 2007
• Removed from barrel: February 2013

Organoleptic characteristics

• Color: deep brown with amber highlights.
• Aroma: the nose offers delightful licorice sensations and light notes of walnut, cinnamon, and vanilla. A sweet aroma of ripe date and carob further characterizes its elegant bouquet.
• Taste: fine and intense, complex and velvety, without any harshness.
• Retronasal: tones of dried fruit and spicy notes are softly enveloped by a pleasant alcoholic sensation. Regal persistence.

General considerations

Giusti Riserva is the first experiment in aged grappa in barriques previously used to refine highly prestigious local red wines, using a completely unique technique for treating the staves.

Giusti Riserva grappa is a blend, that is, a grappa composed of several types of vinasse aquavits from different vintages, and in this case, it was aged for 6 years.

The barriques used are first-cycle Troncais oak, giving the product a distinctive character.

Serving suggestions 

It is recommended to drink this Grappa at room temperature in a Bordeaux glass after a few minutes of aeration.

Pairings

The fullness of the taste is enhanced by 65% dark chocolate, or by a twist of orange peel, and for the more indulgent, with a good Cuban cigar.