# Vino aromatizzato alla China (Carlin de Paolo)

> Red by [Carlin de Paolo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/carlin-de-paolo.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/carlin-de-paolo-vino-aromatizzato-alla-china).

- **Producer:** Carlin de Paolo
- **Style:** Red
- **Grape:** Various
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-31



## Summary

The chinato wine was born at the end of the last century in Dr. Cappellano's pharmacy in Serralunga d'Alba, and the first producers were precisely the pharmacists of the various towns in the Langa area. In a short time, it became a mythical elixir with extraordinary properties, surrounded by the right aura of mystery that covered the secret formulas with which it was produced. With these premises, it spread first as a medicinal elixir among farming families and then, little by little, as an aromatized wine, gaining consensus everywhere and also becoming a flagship for leading wineries.

## Tasting notes

In the mouth, the bitter impact of the cinchona is well balanced by sugar and alcohol, and the product is a continuous succession of flavors with a long persistence, which ends with a pleasantly bitter note.

## Food pairings

Excellent at the end of a meal and can perfectly accompany chocolate-based desserts. Traditionally, in Piedmontese families, it was used to prepare hot 'punches' and offered at any time of the day to guests as a sign of respect.