Fortified
Chinato
By Adriano Marco e Vittorio, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
A red-wine chinato infused with herbs and spices and sold in 0.5 l bottles.
Tasting notes
Garnet with orange highlights; intense spiced nose with a delicate sweet and sour taste.
Pairs well with
Desserts with dried fruit or dark chocolate, chestnut pudding, aged cheeses, game, liver terrine; warmed with orange zest.
Technical details
- Style
- Fortified
- Denomination
- Vino Aromatizzato
- Vinification
- Red wine infused with herbs and spices, then alcohol and sugar added; kept at about 20 C for about a month, cold-stabilised and bottled. 0.5 l, 18 to 18.5% alcohol.
- Serving temperature
- 18 C
- Storage
- Dark, dry place at a constant temperature below 20 C