Fratelli Branca Candolini Grappa Bianca 1L (DNO) achaia ripe pear and toasted coconut

ripe pear and toasted coconut on the palate

integrated acidity

but it was not until 1630

Deep ruby colour

A barrel sample

Fratelli Branca Candolini Grappa Bianca 1L (DNO) achaia ripe pear and toasted coconutAs grappas go, Candolini Bianca made by Fratelli Branca and a top seller in its homeland of Italy is as light on its feet as they get. That pungency that unaged grappa unilaterally shows is front and center on the nose, but those typically musty notes here instead come across with aromas of roasted mushrooms, rosemary and sage, and burning underbrush. Time in glass helps things to meld, revealing a complex yet intensely earthy character. On the palate