Poggio La Noce Gigio Toscana 2013

The vineyards are south facing

" which granted the pioneers 60 acres of land if they agreed to settle in Kentucky and start farming corn

Uniquely Umbria

as the distillery puts it mysteriously - "Was it influenced by the phrase ‘Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay’ from the 1936 hit song “I’m an Old Cow Hand from the Rio Grande” about a 20th-century cowboy who has little in common with cowpunchers of old and sung by Bing Crosby in the film “Rhythm on the Range” (also sung later by Roy Rogers and Frank Sinatra) and considered one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time"

this spirit is blended and distilled in the traditional alambic Charentais pot and eventually aged in 350 liter barrels

loaded with succulent pinot noir cherry fruit

this highland tequila showcases the delicious terroir of the Jalisco Highland region

nine months aging

enough to yield 1

This results in a lighter

The wine is macerated for six hours then fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel for ten days

On the palate it reveals a freshness and vivacity