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Ab Selezione

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AB Selezione Italian Spirits is a project/brand led by Antonella Bocchino that selects, matures and bottles a range of grappa (with a particular focus on the Moscats of Italy) and traditional Piedmontese liqueurs, enhancing pomace and regional grape varieties with barrique ageing.
Moscato grappa single-varietal grappa (Cru) vintage grappa aged grappa Piedmontese liqueurs
Producer range

Producer range Ab Selezione

Spirit categories

Moscato grappa single-varietal grappa (Cru) vintage grappa aged grappa Piedmontese liqueurs

Representative products

Grappa Ab Selez.Cru Barolo 70cl Grappa Ab Selez.Cru Barolo Aged 70cl Grappa Ab Selez.Cru Moscato d'Asti 70cl Grappa Ab Selez.Moscato d'Asti 50cl Grappa Ab Selez.Moscato di Trani 50cl Grappa Ab Selez.Moscato Milles.1997 70cl - Giftbox Grappa Ab Selez.Moscato Milles.2000 70cl - Giftbox Grappa Ab Selez.Moscato Milles.2002 70cl - Giftbox Grappa Ab Selez.Moscato Pantelleria 50cl Grappa Ab Selez.Moscato Trentino 50cl Ananda liqueur (cocoa liqueur) Calvilla liqueur (apple liqueur)

Raw materials

pomace (for the grappa) cocoa beans (for Ananda) Calvilla apples (for Calvilla) peppermint (for Myntha)

Casks and ageing vessels

French oak barriques (various toast levels) Allier oak
Distillation and production

Distillation and production

Production method

The project selects pomace and distillates produced by partner distilleries in various Italian regions, which are then brought to Piedmont for ageing; the preferred approach includes single-varietal pomace, selection by vintage (millesimi) and maturation in French oak barriques with different toast levels.

Distillation

Distillation in discontinuous stills; by steam or in a water bath (techniques indicated in the project and used by partner distilleries).

Ageing

Maturation and ageing in French oak barriques of varying toast levels; for some expressions (e.g. Barolo aged) use of Allier oak.

Producer history Ab Selezione

The AB Selezione project stems from Antonella Bocchino's family experience: her great-grandfather produced a Moscato Grappa at the end of the 19th century and Antonella launched her personal project in 2014. The first official presentation took place on 29 September 2014 at the Distilleria Beccaris in Costigliole d’Asti; earlier (1986) Antonella had already worked on a line of grappas from ancient Piedmontese grape varieties. AB Selezione has developed as a selection and maturation project for products coming from several Italian distilleries, with particular attention to the territorial expressions of Moscato.

Production philosophy

Rigorous selection of raw materials (quality pomace and single-variety pomace), respect for the character of grape varieties and the territory, controlled ageing in oak casks to emphasise elegance and complexity of the spirits; the project aims to tell the story of Italy through Moscato grappas from different regions and to recover traditional Piedmontese liqueurs.

Territory

Italy (operational base and ageing in Piedmont, particularly in the Langa and Monferrato areas; products coming from regions such as Piedmont, Aosta Valley, Lombardy, Sicily, Sardinia, Pantelleria).

Awards and recognitions

Ananda (cocoa liqueur) — Gold Medal at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (Spirit Selection).

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