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Rojo

Zaragoza

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Red · Medium-sweet

Casa Valdepablo Vermut

Bodegas Valdepablo

Zaragoza , España

8.4 /10

Vermutpedia Score: 8.4/10

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Overall impression

Casa Valdepablo is the best-selling vermouth of Bodegas Valdepablo in Terrer, Calatayud — a family winery that has been making vermouth since 1928. An Aragonese best seller and the gateway to a range that includes Selección, Gran Añada and white, it is a direct, accessible aperitivo with a personality of its own, exported to more than thirty-five countries. At 15% vol. in a 75 cl bottle, with a two-month botanical maceration and a formula unchanged generation after generation, it occupies the entry tier of one of the most recognisable vermouth houses in Aragón. For Vermutpedia, Casa Valdepablo is the everyday red that anchors Valdepablo's reputation: honest semisweet balance, mahogany warmth and the kind of long, pleasant finish that keeps glasses refilled at terrace tables across the region.

Nose and palate

The glass shows medium-depth mahogany with amber hints. The nose is intense: aromatic herbs, balsamic notes and spiced touches that announce a classic Aragonese profile without excess sweetness. On the palate it is soft, with flavours of caramel, clove and herbs; the aftertaste is long and agreeable and invites another sip. The semisweet style sits comfortably between the lighter Castelrío supermarket line and the more structured Selección and Gran Añada references from the same Terrer winery. Texture is round rather than dense, with enough botanical presence to distinguish it from anonymous litre reds while remaining approachable for first-time vermouth drinkers.

How to serve it

Serve with ice and orange — the classic Aragonese aperitivo — or on tap in hospitality settings via the 2-litre format that many bars in the region rely on. Very cold in a wide glass, it works as a straightforward terrace vermut with olives and pickles, and also as the red component in a home Americano or Negroni when you want something semisweet and regional rather than an imported Torino. Its 75 cl bottle suits domestic aperitivos; the draught format suits high-turnover bars. For Vermutpedia, Casa Valdepablo is the reference pour for anyone seeking the taste of Calatayud vermouth tradition without moving up to the house's reserve tiers.

Production context

Bodegas Valdepablo elaborates Casa Valdepablo in Terrer (Zaragoza) with a two-month botanical maceration using natural ingredients and a formula that has remained unaltered generation after generation. 15% vol., 75 cl bottle. It is the entry reference within a range that steps up to Selección and Gran Añada, sharing the same Terrer production base as the Castelrío private-label line for Alcampo but with a longer heritage and a more developed botanical recipe. The house documents vermouth tradition in Calatayud since 1928 at valdepablo.com. For Vermutpedia, Casa Valdepablo synthesises accessible Aragonese red vermouth: historic, widely exported and the benchmark against which the rest of the Valdepablo range is measured.

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