The wine matures after fermentation in 40% new oak casks from Allier and Nivernais with medium roasting to give the wine a restrained and harmonious cask character

and are harvested at an altitude of 900-1

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Vinen omtales som "King of Wines"

but it has always been called Gratius IGT

Montemercurio Grappa di Vino Nobile di Montepulciano The wine matures after fermentationMontemercurio's grappa is distilled from the lees from their Vino Nobile wines. After a gentle pressing, it is distilled over a water bath, and the distillate is now stored for 10 12 months in small oak casks, which were previously used to store Montemercurio's Vin Santo "1986". The result is a grappa with a nice amber color, with hints of orange. The aroma is ripe fruit, honey, tobacco and cocoa. The taste is very persistent with a sweet finish