# Vino Chinato della Serra (Cantina della Serra)

> Fortified, Vino Chinato by [Cantina della Serra](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-della-serra.md), Canavese, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-della-serra-vino-chinato-della-serra).

- **Producer:** Cantina della Serra
- **Style:** Fortified
- **Denomination:** Vino Chinato
- **Grape:** Barbera
- **Vinification:** Aromatised wine on a Canavese DOC Barbera base, flavoured with spices, citrus fruit and herbs, including cinchona, which makes it markedly bitter.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Red chinato made on a Canavese DOC Barbera base, flavoured with spices, citrus and herbs including cinchona, 16.5% alcohol, 0.375 L bottle, about 1,200 bottles a year.

## Tasting notes

Intense garnet red. Intense, fruity and spicy with notes of bay leaf. A great balance between sweetness and spicy, bitter hints on a base of ripe red fruit.

## Food pairings

Braised meat with a clove and black pepper reduction and grilled potatoes; as an after-dinner digestif or an aperitif in cocktails