I will never buy this balsamic vinegar again. It's pricey and lacks real quality. Every year I buy "Cavalli Gold Seal Extra Vecchio Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale de Reggio Emilia" for my husbands birthday. This year trying to save some money I decided to try this "Academia Barilla Tradicional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena Affinato, aged 12 years." Of course I knew it would be an inferior product because it is younger. But I have tasted American made Balsamic vinegar's aged 12 years that have tasted better than this. My husband and I were very disappointed. Maybe their older version is better but this one is not good.