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Grappa di Brunello

Grappa di Brunello starts with pomace from Brunello di Montalcino, with Banfi offering Torre and an oak-aged Riserva Poggio alle Mura.

Raw material
Brunello di Montalcino pomace
Banfi examples
Torre and Riserva Poggio alle Mura

Two Banfi bottlings

These are producer examples, with their own production details.

Torre

Alcohol
45% vol.
Production detail
Double steam distillation

Riserva Poggio alle Mura

Alcohol
45% vol.
Production detail
18 months in Slavonian oak

After the wine leaves the skins

Banfi describes transferring the fermented Brunello pomace promptly after separation from the wine for Torre, then distilling it twice with steam. The method describes this producer’s grappa.

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