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Batea

White · Artisan · Medium-sweet

La Madre Vermut Blanco

La Madre Vermouth

Batea , España

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Overall impression

La Madre Vermut Blanco is the star white of Josep Maria Castillo's range (Batea, Terra Alta). In export it also appears as "Green Apple Touch" for the green-apple maceration—same reference, different commercial name in some markets. Made with mother essence of thirty-five botanicals—wormwood, star anise, cinnamon, vanilla, cardamom, lavender, angelica, calamus, blessed thistle, nutmeg and apple—on a Macabeo and Garnacha base according to La Vermu. Best seller alongside Red and Rosé in the official shop.

Nose and palate

Pale straw colour. Vibrant nose with intense green-apple aroma according to La Vermu. Fresh, clean palate, subtly herbal: liquorice, citrus and sharp sweetness; lightly bitter finish with botanical depth. Apple aftertaste mixed with bitter roots and bark.

How to serve it

Over ice; a recognisable, accessible vermouth in its nuances according to distributors. The green-apple signature makes it distinctive in spritz or simple terrace serves without elaborate garnish.

Production context

Made in Batea (Tarragona). Macabeo + Garnacha base; thirty-five botanicals. Essence process in amphorae and barrel shared with the rest of the La Madre range. Fifteen percent alcohol, 75 cl (~€8.60 RRP La Vermu).

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