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Red · Medium-sweet

Vermut Amillo

Bodegas Altanza

Jerez , España

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Overall impression

Vermut Amillo is Bodegas Altanza's vermouth bet, a winery uniting the know-how of Spain's two oldest denominations of origin — Rioja and Jerez — in a vermouth with Jerez soul. Made from a careful selection of Jerez wines, aged six months in 500-litre Jerez butts and macerated with more than thirty herbs, roots and flowers in French oak barrels: cinnamon, orange peel, cardamom, thyme, wormwood, anise, nutmeg, rosemary, clove and other botanicals forming a precise aromatic infusion. The official website defines it as deep, elegant vermouth with unmistakable character, «a true pleasure for lovers of good Jerez vermouth». Very dark mahogany colour, 92 Peñín guide points. For Vermutpedia, Amillo represents the bridge between sherry universe and bar vermouth: oxidative, spiced and with prolonged French-oak maceration, distinct from industrial Italian or classic Catalan vermouth.

Nose and palate

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How to serve it

Amillo shines very cold with ice and olive, classic Jerez aperitivo format balancing its mellowness and bitterness. The house orientates it to pairings with ham, nuts and aged cheeses; also works in a Negroni twist with Jerez gin, where density and oxidative notes add depth. Serve between 6 and 8 °C in low glass or wide tumbler; orange slice or orange peel enhances maceration citrus. For tasting, wine glass without ice allows appreciation of broad retro-aroma and raisin notes. Not light terrace vermouth: invites aperitivo with preserves, ibérico charcuterie and cheese. In cocktails, substitutes standard red vermouth when more body and Jerez character are wanted. Very cold temperature is key to contain sweetness and maintain herbal freshness.

Production context

Bodegas Altanza makes Vermut Amillo in Jerez: selection of Jerez wines, six months' ageing in 500-litre American oak Jerez butts, maceration with more than thirty herbs, roots and flowers in French oak barrels. Declared botanicals: wormwood, cinnamon, cardamom, thyme, anise, nutmeg, rosemary, clove, orange peel and others. 15% vol., 75 cl. Award: 92 Peñín guide points. The winery emphasises union of Rioja and Jerez traditions in a vermouth of deep Jerez expression. For Vermutpedia, Amillo synthesises oxidative-mellow Andalusian vermouth: American butts, French-oak maceration and thirty-plus botanicals in balance. Sheet verifiable at bodegasaltanza.com.

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