Cantine Garrone Grappa di ‘Cà d’Mate’ hyde-de-villaine Made in the Vin Santo

Made in the Vin Santo style this amber nectar is a real treat and a rarity

dark plums

eschewing any skin contact this year

Fermentation in old oak barrels lending weight and texture

and both 2014 and 2015 have been held back

Cantine Garrone Grappa di ‘Cà d’Mate’ hyde-de-villaine Made in the Vin SantoMade from the pomace of 'Ca d'Mate', one of Cantine Garrone's cru Nebbiolo based wines. A mere 600 bottles are produced using the bain marie method of distillation the slowest, most intensive extraction used in craft distillation for a superiore purity of flavour. The resulting grappa is aged for a year in oak, adding gentle wood spice, complexity and texture to this Alpine creation.