A cellar in Jerez de la Frontera holding 40,000 casks, a dizzying aroma of resting sherry, and a grappa maker who could not resist asking whether anyone would notice if a couple went missing.
Expert description
Poli Due Barili Jacopo Grappa is an Italian Grappa at 40% from Poli Distillerie in Schiavon, Veneto, distilled from the marc of grapes used for Prosecco wine.
The name "Due Barili" — two casks — comes from Jacopo Poli's visit to Bodegas Williams & Humbert in Jerez de la Frontera, where, after tasting his way through fino, amontillado and oloroso sherry, he chose to bring some of the characteristic Botas casks home to Schiavon. The casks, which had previously held a sweet, thick sherry made from the Pedro Ximénez grape, were set to enrich the grappa with their own aromatic compounds.
After gentle steam distillation, the spirit matures in the underground cellars in Schiavon, where the sherry casks lend a deeper, more complex structure than the grappa's plain Prosecco marc would otherwise have given it.
Tasting notes
Nose
Milk chocolate together with raisins and toasted hazelnuts, with a sweet hint of sherry in the background.
Palate
Full and round, mirroring the nutty chocolate character of the nose, carried by a gentle sweetness from the sherry maturation.
Finish
Long and warm, with a lingering touch of raisins and toasted nuts.
Specifications
Name: Poli Due Barili Jacopo Grappa
Distillery: Poli Distillerie
Region/Country: Veneto, Italy
Type: Italian Grappa
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 cl
Cask type: Sherry (Pedro Ximénez)
Distillation method: Steam distillation
EAN no.: 8014115001731
Serving suggestion: 18-20°C in a tulip-shaped glass
Flavour profile
Milk chocolate · Raisins · Toasted hazelnuts · Sherry sweetness · Warm finish
Did you know?
The cellar at Bodegas Williams & Humbert in Jerez de la Frontera holds around 40,000 sherry casks spread across an area equal to 25 football pitches, and it was here that Jacopo Poli found the inspiration for Due Barili.
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