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Smells of ripe grapes, grape must and lead pencil in the initial whiffs; air contact stimulates baking spices, black currants, jasmine, pepper and paraffin. Entry is crisp, tart and intensely ripe; midpalate highlights black grape to maximum concentration. Finishes bittersweet to sweet. *Best Buy* (PP)

I was soooooooooooooo skeptical when our Italian expert Mike Parres told me to buy a bottle of this delicious grappa. "Camomile in my grappa? Come on!" I said to him. However, this stuff is exquisite. It's thick, coating, and heavenly with pure notes of fresh camomile gently blended into the more subtle grappa flavors. If you love grappa, you'll love this. If you hate grappa, you'll still love this.

Fragrant and lovely, this clear grappa offers aromas of dates and figs, lingering violet and rosewater notes on the palate, and a surprisingly soft feel for the oft-fiery grappa category. (KN)

For centuries, the Levi family worked as "Grapat" based San Giacomo or Vallespluga, locally called "Val di Giust", in the municipalities of Fraciscio di Campodolcino. Each season they would come down from the Alpine valleys to the wine making regions, to distill the leftovers from wine production. Over 50 distilleries were founded by families from this valley in Northern Italy and Serafino Levi chose the quiet town of Neive to start his. Tragically both he and his wife died very young leaving his teenage son and daughters to run the special distillery. When Romano & Lidia Levi took over the distillery in 1945, they were just kids, but they built on their parent’s reputation for quality and infused a love and art in each batch. Using the highest quality fresh grape pomace from the world's finest wineries, they slowly distilled, as their father had, over direct fire stills. Romano's hand painted labels became the iconic calling card of this extremely special spirit. After Lidia's death in 2010, the village of Neive created a historic working distillery museum(UNESCO site) to preserve the traditions of the Levi family. For the Barbaresco, the grapes are grown on DOCG vineyards in Neive, Barbaresco, Trezzo, Treiso, and Alba.

The intriguing bouquet offers aromas that include leather, candle wax, flax and earthy scents of moss, grass, stone and damp soil. Entry is lusciously ripe and intensely grapy; the midpalate features the ripe grape element. Finishes satiny and stone-like. Delicious. *Best Buy*

Bid on this 1-half-bottle lot of 2015 Jacopo Poli Grappa di Sassicaia, Bolgheri (375ml). 2015 Jacopo Poli Grappa di Sassicaia is a rare, vintage-dated grappa distilled by the Poli family, master grappa makers in Schiavon in Italy’s Veneto since 1898. It is made from the fresh pomace of Tenuta San Guido’s legendary Sassicaia, the iconic Cabernet-based Super Tuscan from Bolgheri, and distilled in small batches in Poli’s traditional copper steam stills, then aged in oak. Expect an elegant, aromatic nose of black currant, dried cherry and plum layered with violet, vanilla, cocoa, tobacco leaf and sweet spice. The silky, warming palate reveals ripe dark fruit, toasted almond, licorice and subtle oak, with the polish and structure of its famous source, finishing long and refined with notes of dried fruit and spice. A collectible after-dinner digestif for lovers of Sassicaia, Super Tuscans and fine Italian spirits, best sipped neat from a tulip glass.

**********Special order items are not in stock and subject to availability. Please allow 7-10 business days for the product to be available to ship or pick up at will call. All special orders are final and non-refundable.****** Can't Ship Due To Size Of The Bottle! The Uva Viva Grape Brandy made by Jacopo Poli is very fresh, elegant with mellow sweet flavors. This would be a great introduction to the realm of grape brandies and grappa.

**********Special order items are not in stock and subject to availability. Please allow 7-10 business days for the product to be available to ship or pick up at will call. All special orders are final and non-refundable.*********** Jacopo Poli Vespaiolo Grappa (1.75L) is a refined single-varietal grappa distilled from fresh pomace of Vespaiolo grapes grown in the Breganze area of Veneto. Made in small batches using a traditional copper alembic, it’s crystal clear and aromatic, with floral and fruity notes—think white flowers, citrus peel, and pear—balanced by a clean, elegant finish. A textbook example of artisanal Italian distillation, perfect as a digestivo.