Castillo Pedroso
Red · Artisan · Dry
Be Vermut
Overall impression
Be Vermut —also marketed as Be vermut on the winery website— is the artisan vermouth from Bodegas Sel D'Aiz in Castillo Pedroso (Corvera de Toranzo, Cantabria), the fruit of over ten years' work by Asier and Miriam. Per seldaiz.com, base of Oloroso Seco aged more than fifteen years, Pedro Ximénez and grape must, with no added sugar; maceration of up to twenty botanicals — herbs from their own vineyard and roots and flowers from the Toranzo Valley — in French oak. Iodine amber with mahogany hints; the winery describes an intense nose (wormwood, gentian, light curry, balsamic, chocolate, citrus, nutmeg, clove and liquorice) and an elegant palate, lighter than expected, with a long, hazelnut, reasonably dry finish. Limited production (~2,000 bottles in the official shop; up to ~3,000 in distribution). 15% vol., 70 cl.
Nose and palate
Pending evaluation.
How to serve it
In a wide glass with ice and orange peel; pairs with all kinds of tapas and Cantabrian aperitivos.
Production context
Sel D'Aiz (Barrio Cotorral s/n, Castillo Pedroso); 7 ha finca at 463 m. 15% vol., 70 cl. Family project combining tradition and technology in the Pasiego Valley.
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