🥃 Nonino AnticaCuvée Riserva
Aged Nonino grappa: a blend of grappas 5 to 20 years old in French barriques and small sherry casks; 43% vol.
Nonino AnticaCuvée Riserva is an aged grappa from the Nonino brand, marked “Aged 5 Years”. It is a blend of grappas that spent five to twenty years in oak, so it is amber, unlike the clear Tradizione and Il Moscato. The strength is 43% vol.
According to the producer, the base is selected fresh pomace, distilled in small batches in copper pot stills, with heads and tails cut. The grappa then matures in barriques made of Limousin, Nevers and Grésigne oak, and in small sherry casks. The youngest grappa in the blend is five years old, the oldest twenty. According to Difford's Guide, the colour is natural, with no caramel.
Why this matters to you. Comparing AnticaCuvée with Nonino Tradizione shows what an oak cask adds: vanilla, dried fruit and nuts instead of fresh grape aroma. The number on the label is the minimum age of the grappa in the blend. WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 43% vol. |
|---|---|
| Minimum maturation | grappa aged 5 to 20 years in the blend |
| Cask type | barrique (Limousin, Nevers, Grésigne oak); small sherry casks |
| Distillation method | small batches in copper pot stills |
| Raw material | selected fresh grape pomace |
| EU category | 6 — spirit drink made from grape marc (grappa) |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Nonino AnticaCuvée Riserva → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel, 🍷 Sherry
- Made from
- 🥃 Pomace
- What it contains
- 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Nonino, 🥃 Grappa
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Nonino Il Moscato, 🥃 Nonino Il Moscato, 🥃 Nonino ÙE, 🥃 Nonino ÙE
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that AnticaCuvée Riserva contains only five-year-old grappa?
No. “5 Years” is the minimum: the blend includes grappa aged between 5 and 20 years.
What casks is AnticaCuvée Riserva aged in?
In barriques made of Limousin, Nevers and Grésigne oak, and in small sherry casks.
Is caramel added for colour?
According to Difford's Guide, no: the colour is natural.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🥃 Nonino Il Moscato — Single-variety grappa from Nonino's Monovitigno line, made from Muscat grape pomace; no oak, 41% vol.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
Similar
🥃 Nonino Tradizione · 🥃 Nonino Il Moscato · 🥃 Nonino ÙE · 🥃 The Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish · 🥃 Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old · 🥃 Springbank 15 Year Old
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Nonino (виробник): AnticaCuvée® Riserva Aged 5 Years — grappas aged 5 to 20 years in Limousin, Nevers, Grésigne oak barriques and ex-Sherry small casks, 43 % vol
- Difford's Guide: Nonino AnticaCuvée Riserva 5 Year Old Grappa (43 %; 5–20 years in Limousin, Nevers, Grésigne barriques and small sherry casks; natural colour)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks, Annex I cat. 6 (grape marc spirit) and Annex III (Grappa, Italy)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)