"G R A P P A"
from Orvieto Classico "Castagnolo"
from Orvieto Classico "Calcaia" Muffa Nobile Riserva
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POMACE: from selected Orvieto Classico grapes grown in our Castagnolo and Calcaia Muffa Nobile vineyards on our Vallesanta estate.
DISTILLATION: done with traditional methods using a charente steam still with low-degree columns and a discontinuous system to remove impurities.
AGING: Calcaia Grappa only, eighteen months in 225-liter French wood barrels used previously for our Calcaia Muffa Nobile Orvieto Classico wine.
DISTILLER: Gioacchino Nannoni's distillery in Paganico (Grosseto).
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 42% by volume - BOTTLE: 50 cl
COLOR: Orvieto Classico Castagnolo Grappa is white, whereas the Orvieto Classico Calcaia Grappa has an intense straw-yellow color.
BOUQUET: Orvieto Classico Castagnolo Grappa has a fresh, delicate but highly pronounced bouquet and Orvieto Classico Calcaia Grappa has a round, fragrant and intense nose.
TASTE: Orvieto Classico Castagnolo Grappa is dry but elegant and pleasant, revealing excellent breeding. The Orvieto Classico Calcaia Grappa is smooth, round and harmoniously elegant.
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EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
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OLIVE GROVES: 5 hectares with specialized cultivation and various other plant varieties, according to traditional methods.
ALTITUDE: from 250 to 320 meters above sea level.
BLEND: Frantoio, Leccino and Moraiolo varieties in equal proportions.
HARVEST: olives are hand-picked by stripping. The olives are harvested towards the middle of November when the olives turn whitish as they start to change color from green to black.
OIL EXTRACTION: preliminary cold-pressing, using traditional stone mills.
COLOR: pale opaque green.
AROMA: mild but with a distinct olive smell and mildly grassy overtones.
FLAVOR: intensely fruity but delicate and well-balanced, with a bitter-sweet almond aftertaste.
PRODUCTION: about N. 5.000 bottles of lt. 0,750 - 0,500 - 0,250.
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