Vecchia Romagna launches at luxury wines & spirits travel retailer Le Clos

Le Clos extends its range of rare, fine and limited-edition spirits with the famed Italian brandy label

UAE. Leading Italian brandy Vecchia Romagna is launching at Dubai International Airport through luxury wines & spirits retailer Le Clos. The retailer will be the first in the Middle East region to feature the Riserva 18 and Riserva Anniversario limited editions.

Founded in 1820, Vecchia Romagna is a popular brown spirit, with owner Gruppo Montenegro now placing strong emphasis on travel retail as a growth channel internationally.

Vecchia Romagna Riserva 18 features a blend of spirits aged for a minimum of 18 years in French oak barriques and Slavonian oak casks

“We are incredibly excited to partner up with such a prestigious partner,” said Francesco Scaglione, Director of the International Division at Gruppo Montenegro. “Le Clos is a synonym of luxury, exclusiveness and excellence and we couldn’t think of a better outlet to represent us at Dubai Airport and the UAE. We are proud to be part of their incredible portfolio as their only Italian brandy.”

Le Clos Managing Director Mike Glen said: “At Le Clos, we pride ourselves on our reputable range of the world’s rarest and precious wine and spirits and we are thrilled to partner with Vecchia Romagna to extend this, with their exquisite expressions as our first luxury Italian brandy.”

Riserva Anniversario is a blend of five aged casks that stretch back to 1952. Each expression comes in a bespoke crystal decanter created for Vecchia Romagna by the Salviati company of Murano

Vecchia Romagna Riserva 18 is the latest limited-edition release from the brand. It houses a blend of spirits aged for a minimum of 18 years in French oak barriques and large Slavonian oak casks. It is refined in barrels that have previously been used to make Italian red wine, Amarone Della Valpolicella.

Vecchia Romagna Riserva 18 is presented in the brand’s well-known triangular bottle. It is encased within a midnight blue, custom-designed presentation box, embellished with the brand’s signature design in embossed silver. A certificate stating the unique serial number of the bottling is included in each box, which go from 1-5,000 for this first release.

Riserva Anniversario is the result of the blending of five individually selected casks that stretch back to 1952. Each is encased in a bespoke crystal decanter and created exclusively for Vecchia Romagna by the Salviati company of Murano, Venice. The triangular masterwork offers a visual representation of the Vecchia Romagna method that brings together the three key elements – distillation, ageing and blending used since 1820. Just 200 pieces are available.

*Watch out for an interview with Gruppo Montenegro about the company’s travel retail ambitions, coming soon.

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