Capovilla Grappa di Bassano 2017
Capovilla has made grappa since 1986. This is made using the pomace of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and Vespaiolo grapes – powerful yet elegant with notes of white flowers, pears, herbs and spice.
The raw material comes first, then comes the rest." Capovilla's passion for distillation began in 1974, the year he began working on winemaking machinery. In those years, everyone in Italy was distilling something, without having the expertise to do so. Beautiful stills were easy to find, but they produced nothing good. Capovilla began a difficult training process, thanks in part to his numerous relationships abroad, where distillation was based on a more deeply rooted tradition and culture. The company has 4 hectares on three different plots for growing the raw material. Whatever doesn't grow well locally is sourced from more suitable soils, where untreated fruit grows in its natural environment. The purest water is strictly from nearby Monte Grappa. The untreated fruit features indigenous flora that is solely responsible for fermentation, without the aid of selected yeasts. The ripeness depends on the type; some are best when overripe, others slightly early. The most fun is foraging for wild, uncultivated fruit.
