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Bordiga Vermouth di Torino Bianco

Bordiga

Cuneo , Italia

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Overall impression

Vermutpedia is re-evaluating the Italian catalogue; the Vermutpedia Score for this entry remains pending until the next tasting round. Bordiga's Vermouth di Torino Bianco IGP is made according to the original recipe of the Cuneo distillery founded in 1888, with Moscato and Cortese as Piedmont base wines and Alpine botanicals hand-gathered in the Cuneo Alps by local mountaineers. Certified by an authorised control body and protected under Vermouth di Torino IGP denomination, it represents the white pole of an artisan range that includes Rosso, Extra Dry, Superiore Biologico and Excelsior. Bordiga's proposal does not pursue the neutral whiteness of commercial vermouths: it seeks intense yellow with amber nuances, vinous body and a gustatory arc that moves from Moscato sweetness to the persistent bitterness of wormwood, marjoram, linden, mint, cardamom, bitter orange peel, Bourbon vanilla, pepper, gentianella flowers and elderflower, among other species. Production contemplates a minimum of forty to fifty days before bottling and subsequent rest in the distillery cellars at around fifteen degrees for fifteen or twenty additional days. Filtration is exclusively natural —by refrigeration and paper filters—, consistent with Monregalese artisan philosophy. Gold Medal at Bartender Spirits Awards and London Spirits Competition 2024.

Nose and palate

In the glass it shows intense yellow with amber reflections that anticipate maturity and spice. The perfume is vinous, with floral and spiced layers: Moscato white flowers, mountain herbs, fresh mint, candied citrus and a Bourbon vanilla background that rounds without cloying. The nose is generous but ordered, without the aggressive sweetness of industrial white vermouths; Alpine botanicals add herbaceous verticality and a slightly resinous halo. On the palate it is intense and clearly vinous: the typical Moscato sweet note opens the sip with elegance and evolves towards clean, persistent bitterness where wormwood and citrus peels mark the finish. Medium-high texture, with balanced acidity that maintains freshness despite eighteen degrees alcohol. The sweet-bitter contrast is the axis of well-made Torinese white, and Bordiga resolves it with length and precision. Spiced persistence on the finish, ideal for those who enjoy white vermouths with personality beyond simple soda aperitivo.

How to serve it

The house recommends serving between 10 and 12 °C, a temperature that allows reading both Moscato fruit and the herbaceous register without over-chilling the spices. Pairs with blue or aged cheeses, whose salinity and fat contrast with initial sweetness and final bitterness. In cocktails it stands out in Bordiga's pink Negroni —white vermouth, aperitivo and pink gin with lavender tincture— or in the «Irlandese», a combination of green bitter, white vermouth, soda and cardamom tincture. Also works in Mediterranean spritzes, classic Martinis with Bordiga dry gin or served alone over ice with lemon twist in a wide glass. Given its body and strength, it holds well in cocktails where a commercial white vermouth would be diluted. Avoid very sugary tonics that compete with Moscato; neutral soda or direct consumption is better. 75 cl bottle, standard format of the Bordiga IGP range.

Production context

Bordiga makes its Vermouth di Torino IGP in Cuneo (Piedmont) with high-quality raw materials: selected Piedmont wines —Moscato and Cortese in this white—, sugar, alcohol and infusions of Alpine herbs, spices and roots. The traditional process includes forty to fifty days of production before bottling, rest in cellars at controlled temperature and natural filtration without aggressive clarifiers. Eighteen degrees alcohol, 75 cl, IGP certification and membership of the Vermouth di Torino Consorzio di Tutela. The distillery maintains a living relationship with botanical gatherers in the Cuneo Alps, which differentiates its profile from industrial bulk vermouth. Bianco completes a coherent range with Rosso (Nebbiolo and whites), Extra Dry (Moscato, Trebbiano and Cortese) and Superiore and Excelsior expressions. For the curious Piedmont vermouth drinker, this white is the gateway to the Bordiga universe: floral, spiced and rigorously artisan.

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