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Vermut Moriscote

Vinícola del Carmen

Campo de Criptana , España

7.5 /10

Vermutpedia Score: 7.5/10

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Overall impression

Vermut Moriscote is the Manchego vermouth from cooperative Vinícola del Carmen (Campo de Criptana), inspired by the Moriscote wind that moves the region's windmills. Traditional recipe with more than forty herbs, roots, flowers, spices and fruits. For Vermutpedia, it represents Castilla-La Mancha artisan vermouth: cooperative production, La Mancha grape base, barrel ageing and a profile that links windmill landscape to elegant, toasted red vermouth verifiable at vinicoladelcarmen.com.

Nose and palate

Dark mahogany with copper reflections. Toasted notes from ageing, fruity and spiced background. Silky, fresh palate: fennel, rosemary, liquorice, cinnamon and orange peel in balance between sweetness and bitterness. On the nose, the forty-botanical formula brings layered herbal complexity without chaos — Manchego garrigue meets spice cupboard. Barrel ageing adds roasted depth and copper-toned elegance. On the palate, semisweet roundness, integrated wormwood bitterness and a long finish where fennel and orange peel persist. Texture is silky rather than heavy; freshness surprises for a 15% guarda-style red. Compared with industrial Spanish vermouths, Moriscote offers clearer regional identity and cooperative craftsmanship.

How to serve it

Cold, neat or with ice; with olives, dried fruit and aged cheeses; base for sophisticated cocktails. Serve between 6 and 8 °C in a balloon or wide glass; green olive and orange slice suit the spiced-herbal profile. Works in Negroni and Manhattan when a Manchego red with barrel depth is wanted. Pairs with manchego cheese, ibérico charcuterie, marcona almonds and La Mancha gastronomy. Also interesting in a slow aperitif without soda to appreciate toasted ageing. For Vermutpedia, Moriscote is drunk cold with ice or in classic cocktails — cooperative, elegant, windmill-inspired La Mancha vermouth.

Production context

15% vol., 75 cl bottle, sold in six-bottle cases. Ageing that enhances toasted notes and elegant persistent profile. Made in Spain, SCH. Vinícola del Carmen cooperative in Campo de Criptana; La Mancha grape base; more than forty botanicals; barrel ageing. For Vermutpedia, Moriscote synthesises Manchego artisan vermouth: windmill name, forty-botanical recipe, barrel elegance and verifiable sheet at vinicoladelcarmen.com/producto/vermut-moriscote/.

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