La Funambule Vermouth (cuvée de saison)

Name: La Funambule Vermouth (cuvée de saison)
Brand: La Funambule
Rating: 7.6 (1 reviews)

La Funambule

Marsella , Francia

7.6 /10

Vermutpedia Score: 7.6/10

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Overall impression

La Funambule is the artisan Marseilles vermouth created by Stéphanie Borelli and Doriane Savoye since 2023, according to lafunambule.co: vermouths with local, seasonal ingredients, available in fine groceries and Marseille restaurants. There is no classic rouge/blanc line: the house declares seventeen rotating cuvées—"one vermouth = one fruit"—according to season and what they find good within a 100 km radius. Organic Provençal wine and local plants; production and bottling in Marseille (SAS DS Savorelli). "Fabriqué à Marseille" label obtained in March 2025, city certification attesting local anchorage and quality. ~Sixteen percent alcohol, 70 cl bottle. For Vermutpedia it represents contemporary Marseilles vermouth: seasonal, territorial, without colour conventions and with total ingredient traceability verifiable on the official website.

Nose and palate

The organoleptic profile changes with the seasonal cuvée: combawa, market fruit, Provençal herbs, strawberry and basil, blood orange and rosemary, among editions described on lafunambule.co. In general, fresh, fruity and herbal aroma with Mediterranean touch; on the palate, aperitif lightness, semisweet sweetness balanced with gentle botanical bitterness from aromatised organic wine. Each edition is an original composition: "Ramène ta fraise" (strawberry, basil), "Orange Mécanique" (blood orange, rosemary) or other cuvées of the moment. Accessible texture, high drinkability, fruity-herbal finish that invites the Spritz Marseillais. It does not seek the depth of historic vermouth di Torino but seasonal expression of Provençal terroir within 100 km. 70 cl, ~sixteen percent alcohol, changing profile but coherent in freshness and Mediterranean authenticity.

How to serve it

La Funambule proposes the Spritz Marseillais as emblematic serve: 6 cl La Funambule vermouth, 9 cl prosecco (or crémant) and 3 cl soda, ice and garnish according to chosen cuvée, per lafunambule.co/le-spritz-marseillais/. Also neat on ice in aperitif, where each cuvée expresses its star fruit. Garnish varies with edition: strawberry and basil, orange and rosemary, combawa or other Marseille market combinations. At restaurants such as Robato, Longchamp Palace or Ciao Marcello, the Spritz Marseillais replaces conventional Italian spritz with local vermouth instead of industrial aperitif. At 6–8 °C in wine glass or balloon, organic wine and Provençal plants shine. For Vermutpedia it is event and season vermouth: the list evolves and invites return for new cuvées.

Production context

La Funambule produces and bottles in Marseille artisan vermouths with organic Provençal wine, local plants and seasonal fruit, all ingredients within 100 km according to lafunambule.co. Founded in 2023 by chef Stéphanie Borelli and designer Doriane Savoye; seventeen seasonal cuvées, no fixed rouge/blanc. "Fabriqué à Marseille" label (March 2025); available in fine groceries, wine shops and Marseille restaurants. Formats: 70 cl, 10 cl, discovery coffret 3×10 cl. ~Sixteen percent alcohol. SAS DS Savorelli production, total traceability declared on official website. For Vermutpedia it represents new-generation Marseilles vermouth: seasonal, organic, 100 km, Spritz Marseillais and verifiable origin at lafunambule.co and its "Nos 17 cuvées de vermouth" page.