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Cerutti Vermouth Rosso di Torino

Famiglia Cerutti

Canelli , 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. Cerutti Vermouth Rosso di Torino is born from a historic recipe jealously guarded by the family, relaunched under Famiglia Cerutti Liquori dal 1959 by Punto Bere srl in Canelli (Piedmont). According to official brand documentation, its market entry lagged behind the white because of the demanding raw-material selection; the rosso is made from Piedmontese white wine, sugar caramelised in a pan, fortifying alcohol and infusions of herbs and spices selected by Lorenzo Roveta, botanist and passionate bartender. China, marjoram and clove are responsible for the brown colour the wine acquires — originally clear; wormwood, citrus, cinnamon, chamomile, sage and nutmeg complete the aromatic arc. At 16% vol. and one-litre format, it is a generous Torinese rosso of classic character and bar scale. For Vermutpedia, it represents artisanal Piedmontese red vermouth with historic pedigree and the hand of a contemporary bartender-botanist.

Nose and palate

The Punto Bere guide describes a brown colour with light amber reflections, dense and luminous. On the nose it shows richness and thickness, articulating in multiple intense senses that refer clearly to recipe ingredients: china and clove in the bitter-spiced register, marjoram and citrus in herbaceous layers, cinnamon, chamomile, sage and nutmeg in the warm background. The taste confirms intensity, seducing the palate with spiced and citrus notes; it closes on a precise finish with balsamic and menthol veins. Caramelised sugar brings softness to the whole, balancing wormwood and china bitterness without cloying. Texture is round and complex, closer to historic Carpano vermouth than to lightweight commercial reds. Against anonymous reds, Cerutti Rosso offers verifiable depth in tasting: each declared spice has a recognisable sensory echo.

How to serve it

Famiglia Cerutti and Punto Bere recommend tasting it neat to appreciate the full recipe, then exploring it in classic or fantasy cocktails and long drinks. It works in Mi-To, Americano, Negroni and Sbagliatissimo — the Canelli cocktail with Asti Spumante, bitter and this vermouth, signed by Lorenzo Roveta himself. Serve with ice in a low tumbler or aperitivo glass, orange or lemon twist, at a cool temperature without excess cold that would mute the spices. With its 16% vol. and spiced body, it also accepts combinations with soda or bar bitter in long aperitivos. Pairs with Piedmontese antipasti, semi-cured cheeses, white meats with sauce and light truffle cooking. Available at famigliaceruttiliquoridal1959.it and enotecapuntobereonline; the litre format invites domestic mixology without restrictions.

Production context

Cerutti history in Canelli begins in 1959 with Aldo and Maria Cerutti and the ILAS name; Vermouth Rosso di Torino forms part of products relaunched by Punto Bere under Famiglia Cerutti Liquori dal 1959. The recipe, guarded by the family, was refined with botanicals selected by Lorenzo Roveta: china, marjoram and clove for colour and bitterness; caramelised sugar for softness; wormwood, citrus, cinnamon, chamomile, sage and nutmeg for complexity. Piedmontese white-wine base, 16% vol., 1 litre. Tenuta la Bacca (2019) supplies zero-kilometre botanicals, including juniper. The maison inscribes itself in Vermouth di Torino tradition and shares territory with great Canelli names. For Vermutpedia, Cerutti Rosso is a reference for artisanal Torinese rosso: historic recipe, Roveta's hand and china-clove spices in generous format.

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