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Vermucho

Bodegas Viña Elena

Jumilla , España

7.6 /10

Vermutpedia Score: 7.6/10

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Overall impression

Vermucho is «the new vermouth of always» from Bodegas Viña Elena in Jumilla (Murcia): 100% Murcian, macerated six months in oak barrels that previously held Monastrell and made with native aromatic botanicals. Registered brand of the family winery with a modern bottle that breaks retro clichés; sole Vermucho range reference in 1 L and 50 cl formats, designed to recover everyday vermouth with a contemporary gaze. For Vermutpedia, it represents Jumilla's most recognisable artisan vermouth: barrel, native botany and accessible aperitivo culture.

Nose and palate

Vibrant, limpid amber. Balsamic, aniseed aromas with herbal notes. Semisweet, silky palate with soft bitterness and retro-aroma of aromatic herbs and spices prolonging the Murcian Mediterranean sensation. Six months in ex-Monastrell oak adds subtle wood and red-wine memory without dominating. Compared with unaged Murcian reds, Vermucho brings barrel roundness and native botanical identity. The finish is herbal-spiced with moderate length. For anyone seeking barrel-aged Murcian vermouth with modern packaging, this balsamic-anise profile offers a coherent tasting aligned with vermucho.com.

How to serve it

Between 6 and 8 °C, well chilled or on ice, per the official Vermucho website. The brand recommends it as aperitivo and also with desserts and cheeses, where semisweet spiced profile accompanies without dominating. Serve in wide glass or tumbler; ice optional. Pairs with Murcian tapas, nuts, chocolate desserts and aged cheese. Works in simple vermouth-soda at terrace temperature. At room temperature sweetness can rise; refrigerate before serving. Formats 1 L and 50 cl suit home and trial. For Vermutpedia, Vermucho is drunk cold as aperitivo or with dessert, as Jumilla barrel vermouth with native botanicals.

Production context

Made at Ctra. N-344 km 52.7, 30529 Jumilla, Murcia. 15% vol. Formats 1 L and 50 cl. Bodegas Viña Elena (tel. 968 78 13 40) sells Vermucho from its online shop; registered winery brand. Six months in ex-Monastrell oak; native aromatic botanicals. Official pairing: aperitivo, desserts and cheeses. For Vermutpedia, Vermucho synthesises Viña Elena's artisan Jumilla vermouth: barrel, semisweet, Murcian, verifiable at vermucho.com. Contemporary piece of the Murcian vermouth map.

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