MUSCATEL VINEGAR RESERVA 12
1- DENOMINATION
Muscatel Vinegar Reserve 12 years, Originates as a muscatel wine after a vintage of 6 years and then develops into vinegar in Oak Barrels after 6 years.
The base wines used to produce Muscat vinegar is sound and has been previously selected by tasting and analytical report and declared suitable to enter in the production of our vinegars, however, it would be also needed to stabilize and filter them according to certain specifications.
This vinegar is obtained within the barrels during years by natural action of the “acetobacterium”, which transform the wine alcohol into acetic acid. Each degree of alcohol is equivalent to one degree of acetic acid. The still remained alcohol was transformed by oxygenating the existing product into an old base vinegar very rich in “acetobacterium” until it reach 10º acetic, being the remained alcohol at this stage less than 0,5º. The vinegar is then stored back to barrels until it reached the necessary characteristic to be traded according to the product standards. The other part to complete the vinegar is a younger vinegar from Muscat raisins grapes concentrated must in which the total acetic acid was obtained by the oxygenating procedure, and matured, as well in American oak barrels at least 12 years aged. Both parts are pumped from the barrels and blended. Finally it is filtered and bottle under sterile conditions.
2- COMPOSITION
ACETIC GRADUATION: 6º
3- TASTING
Use in place of dark balsamic vinegars to achieve an exquisite fruit flavour without the coloration of a brown or black vinegar.
