Distilleria Alpe Genepy ‘Herbetet’ Size::1 Bottle in a combination of hogsheads

in a combination of hogsheads and puncheons for approximately 18 months

Named as an homage to António Bernardo Ferreira who first bought Quinta do Vallado in 1818 (ancestor of Adelaide Ferreira and of the current heads of the estate)

Disgorged April 2022

6 months lees-ageing in 2600 litre 'mud jars'

and it works in tandem with more forward stemmy notes

Distilleria Alpe Genepy ‘Herbetet’ Size::1 Bottle in a combination of hogsheadsThis lovely family owned distillery is currently run by Master Distiller Flavio Calvetti, the third generation since his grandfather started making this regional specialty in 1948. Named after the Herbetet peak of the Grand Paradiso mountain in between Aosta and Piedmonte, the family carefully sources the genepy that proliferates here that infuses this regional specialty with its trademark bitterness. Meant to be served ice cold out of the freezer