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White · Medium-sweet

Cinzano Bianco

Cinzano

Turín , Italia

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Overall impression

Vermutpedia is re-evaluating the Italian catalogue; the Vermutpedia Score for this entry remains pending until the new tasting round is complete. Cinzano Bianco is the classic white vermouth of the house founded in Turin in 1757 by Giovanni Giacomo and Carlo Stefano Cinzano — cinzano.com. Second great historical reference of Cinzano after Rosso, with a drier, lighter profile than the red, intended for solo aperitivo or versatile cocktail use. Full aromatic — fully aromatic — according to the brand itself, it belongs to the standard range alongside Rosso and Extra Dry. 15% vol., usual 1-litre format. For Vermutpedia, it represents the accessible Italian white of supermarket and bar with global presence: contained sweetness, herbaceous freshness and gentle wormwood bitterness. Distinct from premium numbered whites like 1757 Bianco, it bets on Piedmontese tradition, artisan maceration with Italian botanicals — wormwood, cinnamon, clove, citrus, gentian — and nearly three centuries of heritage that Campari Group has preserved since 1999.

Nose and palate

On the nose, Cinzano Bianco unfolds wormwood, cinnamon, clove, citrus and gentian in fresh, herbaceous aromatic layers — cinzano.com. On the palate it is lighter and fresher than Cinzano Rosso, with contained semisweet sweetness and integrated soft wormwood bitterness. The whole is round, accessible and balanced, with herbal-citrus persistence and clean finish. Silky texture, easy passage, classic Italian aperitivo profile. Compared with Cinzano Extra Dry — 18% vol., herbal and crisp, Martini-oriented — Bianco is sweeter and more aromatic. Against Carpano Bianco — 14.9% vol., cocoa, almond, premium perfumed — Cinzano Bianco is more direct and versatile in spritz. A white for palates seeking classic Turinese vermouth with wormwood, cinnamon and citrus, coherent with Cinzano tradition of mixing and sharing — «enhance the art of mixing and the pleasure of sharing».

How to serve it

Cinzano Bianco is intended to be served very cold alone or with ice and lemon — classic Turinese aperitivo that highlights herbaceous freshness and contained sweetness. Also in spritz, light mixed drinks or cocktail work where vermouth does not dominate. In an aperitif glass or highball with moderate ice. Works in Vermouth and Soda, delicate Mi-To or as a versatile bar base. Pairs with olives, pickles and Mediterranean appetisers. For tasting, a white wine glass without ice allows appreciation of cinnamon, clove and gentian layers. It does not compete with extra-dry Martini whites: it is a semisweet, accessible aperitivo. 1 litre format, 15% vol. For Vermutpedia, Cinzano Bianco is the standard white reference of the range: cold, lemon, spritz and profile documented at cinzano.com/en.

Production context

Cinzano makes Bianco in Turin: Italian white wine, maceration with botanicals — wormwood, cinnamon, clove, citrus fruits, gentian — six to seven days' rest and filtration, bottled in 1 litre. 15% vol.; semisweet profile. Distinct herb combination from Rosso; third pillar of the standard range alongside Rosso and Extra Dry. Owned by Campari Group since 1999; Cinzano tradition since 1757. Production balancing tradition and innovation — cinzano.com. Contains sulphites. For Vermutpedia, Cinzano Bianco synthesises classic Italian white vermouth: tradition since 1757, artisan maceration, 15% vol. and Piedmontese heritage documented at cinzano.com and camparigroup.com. The accessible white of the standard range, made with the same vocation for sharing that turned Cinzano into a global aperitivo icon.

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