# Barolo Chinato (Fratelli Alessandria)

> Fortified, Barolo Chinato by [Fratelli Alessandria](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/fratelli-alessandria.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/fratelli-alessandria-barolo-chinato).

- **Producer:** Fratelli Alessandria
- **Style:** Fortified
- **Denomination:** Barolo Chinato
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo (Barolo DOCG base wine, 100%)
- **Vinification:** An infusion of Barolo DOCG with about 35 herbs and spices, including China Calissaia bark, cinnamon, liquorice, vanilla, ginger, cloves, anise and rhubarb, in alcohol, sugar and water. Minimum alcohol content 16%.
- **Serving temperature:** 15-18°C
- **Storage:** Ageing potential 10-20 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

An aromatised wine created at the end of the 19th century for medicinal purposes and later adopted as a meditation wine, made by infusing the estate's Barolo with a mix of herbs and spices.

## Tasting notes

Garnet red with orange reflections; an intense, complex, spicy nose; a pleasantly soft, velvety and balanced palate.

## Food pairings

As an aperitif, as a digestive, or with chocolate-based desserts.