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Red · Medium-sweet

Perucchi Rosso Il Giovane

Perucchi

Badalona , España

6.6 /10

Vermutpedia Score: 6.6/10

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Overall impression

Perucchi Rosso Il Giovane is the Badalonese house's «young» red since 2020: the same recipe of more than fifty natural botanicals as Gran Reserva — Perucchi's best seller — but without solera ageing, according to perucchi.es. The winery presents it as direct access to Augustus Perucchi's historic style, Spain's first vermouth created in 1876, with wines and mistelas from Alt Empordà, Valencia and La Mancha macerated with selected herbs, fruits and roots. No preservatives or antioxidants; within each bottle there is a small percentage of vermouth more than 150 years old from the century-old solera mothers installed by Don Augustus. Available in retail and online channels — marked with an asterisk in the official catalogue. At 15% vol. and 1-litre bottle, it complements Gran Reserva, Reserva, Bianco and Extra Dry. For Vermutpedia, it represents the young Catalan red vermouth of the Perucchi line: more direct and fresh than aged versions, faithful to the fifty-botanical recipe.

Nose and palate

Il Giovane shares Gran Reserva's botanical base — more than fifty natural varieties according to Augustus Perucchi's recipe — but without the three years of solera in 9,000-litre vats that define the best seller. On the nose emerge herbaceous and spiced aromas, with vegetal blend and dried-fruit nuances more contained than in the intense, golden Gran Reserva. On the palate it is balanced, with moderate bitterness and amiable passage, without the oak depth or spectacular finish of the three-year version. Texture is direct and fresh, herbal persistence without the opulence of the Reserva range. Compared with Perucchi Reserva — one year in vats — Giovane is younger and more accessible; against Gran Reserva — golden-ruby colour, exceptional passage — it prioritises immediacy and price. A rosso for palates seeking the historic fifty-botanical recipe without investment in prolonged ageing, with the authenticity of the 1876 mothers present in every bottle.

How to serve it

Perucchi recommends Il Giovane as a bar aperitif with ice and olive, or in cocktails where unaged red vermouth is wanted. Serve cold, between 6 and 8 °C, in a wide glass or low tumbler; ice opens herbs and spices without cloying. Works in Negroni, Manhattan and Americano of traditional Catalan profile, where semisweet and moderate bitterness balance gin and bitter without dominating. Ideal for HORECA channel and households consuming vermouth by the litre at accessible price. Pairs with olives, anchovies, charcuterie and salty tapas in the Badalonese style. Not a vermouth for complex meditation: it invites social consumption with the 1876 recipe without Gran Reserva's depth. For Vermutpedia, Giovane is the Perucchi option for cold aperitif and cocktailery documented at perucchi.es/es/vermuts-perucchi.html.

Production context

Perucchi makes Rosso Il Giovane in Badalona (Barcelona) with wines and mistelas from Alt Empordà, Valencia and La Mancha, macerated with more than fifty natural botanicals according to Augustus Perucchi's 1876 recipe. No solera ageing; no preservatives or antioxidants. The century-old 1876 mothers contribute a small percentage of historic vermouth to each bottle. 15% vol., 1 litre. Available in retail and online platforms. Perucchi range: Gran Reserva Selección Especial, Gran Reserva, Reserva, Bianco, Extra Dry and Il Giovane. For Vermutpedia, Giovane synthesises the house's young Catalan red vermouth: fifty botanicals, 1876 mothers, 15% vol. and production verifiable at perucchi.es/es/vermuts-perucchi.html and perucchi.es/es/. Spain's first vermouth (1876); Gran Reserva's sibling in recipe, distinct in ageing time.

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