Fortified
Barolo Chinato
By F.lli Rovero, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
An aromatised wine built on Barolo DOCG with cinchona and herbs, 16% vol, rested about six months in small oak casks.
Tasting notes
Garnet red with brick reflections. Complex, very persistent bouquet of spices and aromatic herbs, led by cinchona, rhubarb and cinnamon. Full, velvety and enveloping, with a pleasant bitter finish.
Pairs well with
Aperitif or digestif. Dark chocolate, chocolate desserts and pastries, cream ice cream, Piedmont hazelnut cake, or served warm.
Technical details
- Style
- Fortified
- Denomination
- Barolo Chinato
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Vinification
- Herbs and cinchona bark are infused separately in alcohol and the extracts joined to the Barolo, then held in small European oak casks for about six months. Infusion of China Calissaya bark, quassia wood, gentian root, cardamom, juniper, tonka bean, mace, chamomile and other natural aromas. 16% vol. Can age over 20 years after bottling.
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