Capovilla distillate of black cherries and marasca cherries Vol.43% Cl.50

Vittorio ‘Gianni’ Capovilla is recognized worldwide as one of the best, if not the best, distiller in the world, in particular for his passion: fruit distillates, for rums and for grappas.

Capovilla defines his very good fruit distillates as the noble expression of a "poor" product.

The black cherry and marasca cherry distillate is a fruit distillate of the highest quality, intense and fragrant, obtained by double-pass distillation in small copper stills in a bain-marie of black cherries and marasca cherries.

The mix of black cherries and marasca cherries is created cold, before distillation with percentages of the two products studied by Gianni Capovilla to keep the aromas of the two types of cherries distinct.

Vittorio has made the excellence of the raw material and the purity of the distillates his true reason for living.

His philosophy and continuous research into quality are concentrated in the saying '"The raw material comes first, then comes the rest."

The Capovilla black cherry and marasca distillate is intense and powerful, obtained from top quality cherries harvested in the Veronese area, near the Capovilla farm..

Black cherries and marasca cherries are part of the "sour cherry" family, a variety rarely used for fresh consumption but excellent for processing, the most famous product is the Slovenian maraschino.

Black cherries grow up to 1000 meters above sea level in the Veronese and Trentino areas and after fermentation, distillation and rest give life to a distillate with an intense, frank and persistent aroma, with strong notes of almond.

Vittorio Capovilla selects only the best marasca cherries, freshly ripened, fragrant and full of sugars.

This Capovilla black cherry and marasca distillate is colorless, clear and crystalline.

The Capovilla black cherry and marasca cherry distillate obtained is full of aromas, perfumes and in the mouth it is silky, an explosion of sweetness.

The product rests for at least 5 years in stainless steel tanks.

It is then bottled, diluted with spring water from Monte Grappa and brought to a strength of 41% vol. without adding sugars, aromas or anything else.

The design of the bottle of the distillate is beautiful... polished and sealed by hand, it brings to mind an atmosphere that smells of home.

Supplied with a hand-filled label, the bottle tells its story, proud of its history: in fact, the type of fruit that forms its soul, the year of the harvest that gives it its characteristics and the number of the bottle that underlines its uniqueness are specified.

Tasting Notes:

Aromas: On the nose it expresses intense aromas, the aromas of black cherries and notes of almonds are perceived.

Taste: In the mouth it is powerful, very powerful and long. The flavors are those of the delicious ripe cherry but with little sugar, crunchy and intense.

Excellent as a summer dessert or to add to cream ice cream.