Vermouth Yzaguirre Blanco 1 Liter

Vermut Yzaguirre has been made in Morell, between Reus and Tarragona in Catalonia, since 1884, and the house follows the traditional method of the old Italian Alpine production houses with more than eighty botanicals. This Blanco is built on a white wine base, fortified and aromatised in that long established style. Vermouth is made by macerating wormwood and a wide set of botanicals, herbs, roots, flowers, spices and citrus peel, in wine and alcohol so that their bitter and aromatic compounds pass into the blend, which is then sweetened and rested. The large botanical count gives the wine its layered, balsamic complexity. The colour is pale gold. The nose is pleasant and distinctive, with aromatic herbs, balsamic hints, spice, candied fruit, a tropical note and flowers. The palate is fresh and rounded, dominated by cinnamon and herbs over a sweet, candied fruit core, the wormwood bitterness keeping it balanced through a long finish. Serve well chilled over ice with a slice of orange as an aperitif. It pairs with charcuterie and hard, nutty cheese, and the sweet, spiced character also suits caramel desserts.