Grappa Riserva Port Cask

Distilleria Sibona is one of the oldest and most respected grappa producers in Piedmont, Italy, founded over a century ago in the Roero area near Alba. The distillery is especially known for holding the historic distillation license No. 1 issued by the Italian authorities, a symbol of its prestige and long tradition. Sibona specializes in artisanal single-varietal grappas made from fresh pomace of top Piedmont grapes using careful steam distillation and long barrel aging.

Grappa Riserva Port Cask is a barrel-finished grappa that gains its distinctive character from maturation in casks previously used for Port wine, adding richness, fruit depth, and gentle sweetness to the classic Piedmontese spirit. It is distilled from selected grape pomace, first rested in stainless steel and then aged in oak before a finishing period in Port casks, which enhances color, softness, and aromatic complexity.

In the glass it shows a deep ruby-amber hue and an expressive nose of ripe red fruits, cherry, blackberry, plum, dried berries, vanilla, cocoa, and sweet spice, with a subtle wine-like jammy richness. On the palate it is smooth, rounded, and full-bodied, combining grappa’s grape purity with flavors of red fruit compote, caramel, chocolate, toasted oak, raisins, and gentle spice.