This traditional balsamic vinegar has received from the European Commission the DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) recognition and is submitted to a strict production policy. It is made exclusively of cooked grape must aged for many years in wooden barrels where it naturally gets thicker and aromatic from year to year. Every year it is transferred into a different wooden barrel to acquire the various aromas of oak, cherry, chestnut, ash, mulberry, juniper woods. Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP can only be found in the special shaped 100ml glass jar designed by Giugiaro and each bottle is numbered and sealed with the DOP mark of the Consortium.