Named after the Egyptian alchemist who, according to legend, built the very first still to turn base metals into gold. Poli has found its own way of doing so — by turning Amarone marc into liquid gold in a vacuum still called Crysopea.
Expert description
Poli Barrique Cleopatra Amarone Oro Grappa is an Italian Grappa at 40% from Poli Distillerie in Schiavon, Veneto, distilled from the marc of the grapes Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara — the same grapes used for the famous wine Amarone della Valpolicella.
The spirit is made using Crysopea, Poli's own bain-marie vacuum still developed together with the experimental centre in San Michele all'Adige and brought into use between 2005 and 2010. The method markedly lowers the boiling point of alcohol and other volatile compounds, preserving the delicate floral aromas that are normally lost at higher distillation temperatures.
After distillation, the grappa matures in oak barrels in the underground cellars in Schiavon, giving the spirit a fuller structure than the other expressions in the same line and adding notes of toasted wood and dried fruit.
Tasting notes
Nose
Freshly pressed ripe red grapes together with a basket of almonds and walnuts.
Palate
Full and sincere, with dried fruit, sweet spices and a hint of toasted wood from the cask maturation.
Finish
Long and warm, with a lingering nutty note that slowly gives way to a lightly spiced sweetness.
Specifications
Name: Poli Barrique Cleopatra Amarone Oro Grappa
Distillery: Poli Distillerie
Region/Country: Veneto, Italy
Type: Italian Grappa
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 cl
Cask type: Oak barrels
Distillation method: Crysopea bain-marie vacuum still
EAN no.: 8014115001250
Serving suggestion: 18-20°C in a tulip-shaped glass
Flavour profile
Ripe red grapes · Almonds · Walnuts · Dried fruit · Toasted wood
Did you know?
According to legend, Cleopatra herself was the first to build a still in an attempt to turn metals into gold — a story Poli drew on when naming its own vacuum still Crysopea, which means precisely "to make gold" in Greek.
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