3 Gold Medals – Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI

Giuseppe Giusti – 3 Gold Medals – Balsamic Vinegar of Modena

The Giuseppe Giusti Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 3 Gold Medals, Il Denso, is characterized by a rich aroma and an excellent sweet-sour balance. Aromas of cooked plums and red fruits combine with a hint of honey and vanilla in this balsamic vinegar of great density and sweetness, perfect for seasoning a wide variety of dishes and making your meals even more flavorful with its intensity. It is a classic from the House of Giusti and was awarded as the test winner by "Der Feinschmecker" magazine in 2009.

The Giuseppe Giusti Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 3 Gold Medals consists exclusively of cooked grape must from late-harvested grapes that were first allowed to dry in the sun, and aged wine vinegar. The Il Denso matured in French oak barrels from 1900 with the addition of already aged balsamic vinegar from batteries of these centuries-old barrels. Well-balanced overall, with a pleasant density of 1.32.

Culinary uses: fresh or stuffed pasta, grilled meats, soft cheeses, fruit salad, and dessert.

Giuseppe Giusti – Balsamic Vinegar

The history of Giusti, the oldest and multi-award-winning producer of balsamic vinegar, dates back to the 16th century. For 17 generations now, traditional methods, recipes, and secrets surrounding balsamic vinegar have been passed down. This has led to a unique success story for the Giusti family of balsamic vinegar producers.

Giuseppe Giusti was one of the first to document, after centuries of oral tradition, the rules for making a "perfect balsamic vinegar." The text, written in 1863 for the agricultural exhibition in Modena, identifies the choice of grapes, the quality of the wooden barrels, and the aging time as the golden basic ingredients for the best balsamic vinegar. The care of raw materials, the long aging period, and especially the availability of barrels that have been in use in the vinegar factory for centuries are the elements that still make Giusti vinegar so special and valuable today.

That is why we offer you the Giuseppe Giusti Balsamic Vinegars from the Collezione Storia – the historical range. This selection consists of five Balsamic Vinegars of Modena with different recipes and aging levels, which have been created over the years by different generations of the family and awarded with a variety of medals: featuring the first historical Giusti label, designed at the beginning of the 20th century, classified with the family's pride, the medals from the World Exhibitions of the late 19th century, bottled in the historical Champagnotta bottle shape.