Bepe Tosolini Vecchio 800
Bepe Tosolini Vecchio 800

Bepi Tosolini Vecchio 800 Italian brandy

Difford's Guide

alc./vol: 40%

Proof: 80°

Vintage: Non-vintage

Aged: No age statement

Product of: Product of Italy 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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Distillerie Bepi Tosolini

Status: Operational
Established: 1943
Owner: Tosolini Family
Capacity: 45,000 to 50,000 cases per year
Visitor Policy: Visitors by appointment only
Tel: +39 (0)432 664 144
Website: Distillerie Bepi Tosolini
Address: Via della Roggia 20, Povoletto, Provincia di Udine, 33040
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