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Vermouth Rosso, Contratto
Vermouth Rosso, Contratto
SKU:IT-XCO-02-NV
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DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
• Sweet red vermouth produced by Contratto in Canelli, Italy • Base wine derived from 100% estate-grown Cortese grapes • Extracts of 31 different herbs, spices, roots and seeds, including coriander, laurel, chamomile, cinnamon, ginger, angelica, clove, nutmeg, bitter orange, gentian, nettle, sweet orange, carob, juniper, rhubarb, hibiscus, sage, cinchona, lemon, elderberry, bergamot, licorice and sandalwood • Botanicals are crushed through a hammer mill and cold extracted with hydro-alcoholic solution over 20 days • Fortified with grape-based spirit • 180 grams per liter of sugar • Natural caramel added for color • Filtered and rested in stainless steel for 40 days • Aromas of black cherry cola, nutmeg, and oregano precede a palate of blackberry, gentian, and spearmint with white pepper, grapefruit, and wormwood on the finish • Beer and Wine License eligible • 17% ABV Slightly lower in sugar and alcohol than its bianco counterpart, Contratto's Vermouth Rosso has quickly established itself as one of the apertivi and modifier of choice amongst the bartending elite. Herbaceous, sweet, acidic, and more pronounced in its bitter character than many of the competing sweet vermouths.
