Villa Zarri chooses a particular year to create its Full Proof Brandy, in this case, 1989. The label shows the vintage, that is, the year of the harvest and distillation, and the years of maturation, highlighting the alcoholic strength of the final product. Derived from Trebbiano Romagnolo wine, which always displays different characteristics at each harvest, caused by the differing climatic conditions of that year,
Villa Zarri Full Proof Brandy 1989 30 years is made from single distillate of the same batch of wine. It is initially aged in small new oaken barrels, then it is decanted into the so￾called “used” cask, which is almost exclusively used to aid the tannin and alcohol oxidation process. Once the desired ageing period has expired, the Full Proof Brandy is ready to be bottled, without adding any distilled water, which would lower its alcoholic strength. The result is a pure product, totally natural, stamped with a strong identity. On account of its high alcoholic strength, 53 degrees, in order to taste it optimally, it is advisable to firstly prepare one’s palate and throat by sipping a few drops of brandy and spreading it on the palate with the tongue.