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Bollullos Par del Condado

Bodegas Oliveros

Red · Medium-sweet

Vermut Alzamendi

Bodegas Oliveros

Bollullos Par del Condado , España

5.8 /10

Vermutpedia Score: 5.8/10

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Overall impression

Vermut Alzamendi is a commercial red vermouth from Bodegas Oliveros (Bollullos Par del Condado, Huelva), a family winery in Condado de Huelva since 1940 and one of its wide-range brands alongside Oliveros, Juan Jaime and Marqués de la Bolita. Found in retail and hospitality at an accessible price —1-litre format, EAN 8424861000221—; it sits in the high-volume segment versus the winery's Crianza and Reserva references. According to bodegasoliveros.com, the winery markets more than ten brands and exports to over twenty countries; Alzamendi documents its budget, everyday red vermouth rather than an author or reserve expression.

Nose and palate

Medium mahogany colour, clean and commercial. Direct herbal nose with caramel sweetness and basic spice; functional aroma without the floral complexity of the holandas in Oliveros Crianza or Reserva from the same winery. Round and easy on the palate, semisweet with contained bitterness and a short passage; light texture suited to the litre format for mass consumption. Brief finish, useful for aperitif with ice and orange but without botanical persistence or barrel layer. Coherent with its position versus Bodegas Oliveros premium references: shelf vermouth for bar and home, not slow tasting. Vermutpedia Score: 5.8/10.

How to serve it

Very cold, neat or on ice with an orange slice, in classic bar aperitivo style. Works for simple mixed drinks; the litre format suits regular home and hospitality use.

Production context

Bodegas Oliveros makes Vermut Alzamendi in Bollullos Par del Condado (D.O. Condado de Huelva), present in national distribution —retail and wholesale. 1-litre bottle, 15% vol. No declared barrel ageing for this reference. Contains sulphites.

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