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San Felice Vermouth Rosso

Tenuta San Felice

Chianti Classico , 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. San Felice Vermouth Rosso is the artigianale vermouth from Società Agricola San Felice (Castelnuovo Berardenga, Chianti Classico), according to official shop shop.sanfelice.com. San Felice wine is the supporting structure: an IGT Toscana rosso from estate grapes — approximately 60% Sangiovese — aromatised with wormwood, gentian, sweet orange, vanilla, quassia and coriander. Limited edition of roughly 1,700 bottles; vermouthizzazione at Bordiga distilleries (Cuneo, Piedmont) with process of approximately one month. Part of Collezione Vitiarium, experimental line of ancient Chianti varieties. For Vermutpedia, it is author Tuscan vermouth where wine leads the profile and botanics accompany without dominating: low sugar, material Chianti character. It does not compete with industrial Piedmont vermouths; it occupies limited-edition niche with Vitiarium label. 18% vol., 75 cl. A verifiable piece on San Felice's official shop.

Nose and palate

The official website describes brilliant ruby with a profile where wine structures the aromatic symphony. Wormwood lends a mysterious touch; gentian gives elegant bitterness; sweet orange and vanilla add sweetness and warmth; quassia, decisive, and coriander, fresh and lively, complete the symphony. On the nose, present Tuscan wine with balanced botanics — not invasive; on the palate, balance between moderate sweetness and bitterness from wormwood and quassia, material Sangiovese texture with elegant persistence. 18% vol. brings typical fortified warmth without harshness. Compared with denser, sweeter red vermouths (Carpano, Martini Rosso), San Felice maintains lightness and vinous character. For anyone seeking limited-edition artisan Tuscan rosso, the wormwood-gentian-orange-vanilla profile offers a tasting coherent with shop.sanfelice.com and the estate's Vitiarium philosophy.

How to serve it

The official shop recommends multiple modes: alone, perfect neat, well chilled, with ice or enriched with orange zest to enhance aromas. As icon of the Italian aperitif, with crackers, cheeses, olives or tapas. As ingredient in Negroni, Martini, Manhattan and Americano. Cold in glass or wide tumbler; orange zest reinforces sweet orange and vanilla. Also contemplative, without ice, to appreciate material character of the wine base. In cocktails, it works when a rosso with less sugar and more Chianti presence is wanted. For Vermutpedia, Vermouth di San Felice is drunk cold, alone or in international classics, as limited-edition Tuscan vermouth for aperitif and author bar verifiable on the official shop.

Production context

Società Agricola San Felice (Castelnuovo Berardenga, SI) elaborates at Bordiga (Cuneo) with bulk IGT Toscana rosso from the estate. Botanics: wormwood, gentian, sweet orange, vanilla, quassia, coriander. 18% vol., 75 cl format. Limited edition ~1,700 bottles; Collezione Vitiarium with Federica Cecchi label. Vermouthizzazione process ~1 month in Piedmont. Estate with 188 ha vineyard, Chianti Classico, Montalcino and Bolgheri. For Vermutpedia, the Rosso synthesises San Felice artisan Tuscan vermouth: Sangiovese base, moderate semisweet, no ageing, limited edition. A piece of the Italian vermouth map verifiable at shop.sanfelice.com.

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