Aceto balsamico Maletti

Am primit cadou de la sora mea o sticla de aceto balsamico Maletti, despre care v-am pus cateva randuri mai jos. Arata aproape ca o sticla de parfum, asa de pretios este designul. Este un otet balsamic de calitate superioara, produs de o familie italiana. Imi plac produsele traditionale pastrate si promovate de-a lungul a mai multe generatii si uneori adaptate noilor timpuri. Este intr-un fel recunoasterea unor lucruri simple facute bine, cand lumea nu era atat de tehnologizata ca acum. Si ce placere mai mare poti avea decat cativa stropi acrisori-dulcegi de otet balsamic nobil picurati atat peste salate, legume sau chiar deserturi?

Name: Aceto Balsamico di Modena Maletti Special Riserva

Provenance/origin: Italy

Acidity: 6%

Composition: Fermented vinegar from grape juice. This vinegar is aged for 25 years in barrels (see balsamico di modena vinegars historic and fabrication)

Taste: The manner of ageing imparts a dark colour and pungent sweetness to the vinegar which reaches a fruity, intense syrupy consistency.

Uses: Drizzling on vegetables, wedges of parmesan cheese, on strawberries and even on vanilla ice cream.

Recommended for? The connoisseur.

In the rich, alluvial soil of Lambrusco di Sorbara in Soliera Italy, just outside of Modena in the Emilia Romagna region, the Maletti family has been producing quality traditional balsamic vinegar (aceto balsamico tradizionale) for generations. The Maletti’s produce their balsamic vinegar from the wine and grape must (unfermented, pressed grape juice and pulp before it’s turned into wine) of selected Lambrusco (red) and Trebbiano (white) grape varietals. Their vinegar is aged in an accelerated yet regulated evaporation process in former wine barrels of French Allier oak. The six year vinegar has an extraordinary density, aroma and depth of flavor with a clean delicate finish. Maletti balsamic vinegar is superb on a wide range of dishes, from fresh strawberries to salad greens topped with Parmigiano Reggiano shavings to most any meat dish.