"aTavola" magazine article

The montly magazine "aTavola" published on August an article about Poli Barili di Sauternes.

Barili di Sauterne is distilled with an ancient still that consists of cauldrons completely made of copper, as in centuries gone by. Our distillation cycle is discontinuous. This means that we put the grape-pomace into the cauldrons and we distil it using steam. After the distillation Grappa ages 2 years in Sauternes barriques.

The Taste of the new Barili di Sauternes is round, complex and full with aroma of ripe fruit, acacia honey, biscuits and harmonious note of wood. Is because of the special barrels coming from south-east of Bordeaux that Grappa takes the typical sweetness of Premier Cru Sauternes.

There are two rivers surrounding that "terroir" thus making that area of France special, because of the morning dew forming on the grapes the Botrytis Cinerea, the noble rot that originates the unique characteristics of those wines. To produce this wine a big quantity of grapes is needed as well as experience and knowledge.

Enjoy!

Poli - "aTavola" article