Prelibato - White Balsamic Condiment

A bright, clean Modenese white condiment made from Trebbiano Modenese grapes alone, aged at least five years in barrels of Italian ash wood. Clear and transparent in colour, fresh and fruity on the nose, sweet-sour and harmoniously balanced on the palate, with a density of 1.22. The bright counterpart to traditional balsamic, made for the dishes where dark colour and intensity would get in the way.

Most balsamic vinegar starts with cooking the must — concentrating it over heat, deepening its colour. Prelibato takes a different path. The Trebbiano Modenese grape must is acetified and then matured slowly in ash-wood barrels for at least five years, the wood quietly giving aroma and roundness without ever changing the colour. The result is a balsamic with the structure of an aged condiment but the clarity of a young one. No caramel, no concentrates added.

Acetaia Malpighi has worked in Modena for generations, in the heart of the territory that defines balsamic itself. Prelibato sits in their range of "light seasonings" — designed for fish, shellfish, fresh cheeses and fruit, where what matters is delicacy and contrast.