

alc./vol: 40%
Proof: 80°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: No age statement
Product of:
Italy
Distilled in steam heated alembic copper stills using full-bodied red wines from grape varieties including Merlot, Cabernet and Refosco, from Italy's Fruili wine region. After distillation the eau-de-vie is aged in Slavonian oak barrels in Tosolini's underground cellars.
Vecchio 800 is presented in a vintage looking decanter bottle held in a wooden case with a certificate of ageing showing the vintage year.
Review and Tasting
Sampled on 23/11/2015
Appearance:
(sample bottle 1985 vintage) Clear, pale to mid-golden amber.
Aroma:
Very aromatic with buttery floral aromas, cream-of-soda vanilla, tobacco leaf and very mild spice.
Taste:
Slightly sweet honeyed grape juice, vanilla, honeysuckle and dry spicy buttery oak.
Aftertaste:
Buttery oak, red grapes, black pepper, drying tannins and long lingering spice.
Overall:
Wonderfully aromatic with buttery floral notes throughout, rich vanilla is balanced by spicy woody tannins.
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