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La Canyada (Alicante)

Red · Artisan · Medium-sweet

Vermut Luis XIV

Fondillón Luis XIV (Colección de Toneles Centenarios)

La Canyada (Alicante) , España

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Overall impression

Vermut Luis XIV is the aperitif bet of Fondillón Luis XIV — Colección de Toneles Centenarios S.L., in La Canyada (Alto Vinalopó, Alicante) — a winery that in 2015 recovered the hall of twenty-five centenary barrels from the old Ferrero bodegas, forgotten for more than sixty years. According to the official sheet, the red vermouth is made with noble Alicante wines and a careful selection of traditional botanicals, aged in those historic casks with no added colourants. Smooth, aromatic profile, medium sweetness and Mediterranean vocation, aligned with the house philosophy: fidelity to ancient Alicante viticulture and winemaking, minimal intervention and respect for local wine. For Vermutpedia, it represents author Alicante vermouth tied to the fondillón universe: noble wine base, classic botanicals and ageing in recovered centenary wood.

Nose and palate

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How to serve it

Very cold neat, on ice with an orange slice, or as a base for classic cocktails, as the winery recommends. Fits Mediterranean aperitivo with preserves, olives and Alicante tapas — a smooth red vermouth designed for direct enjoyment rather than author mixology.

Production context

Made in La Canyada (Alicante) by Colección de Toneles Centenarios S.L., a winery built on the barrel legacy of Bodegas Ferrero. Base of noble house wines; aromatisation with traditional botanicals and passage through centenary casks before bottling, according to fondillonluisxiv.com. 75 cl. No declared added colourants. The wine project works own old vines in Cañada with historic Alicante varieties — Monastrell, Arcos, Giró, Tortosí, Verdil — and a minimal-intervention approach. Vermouth reference in the catalogue alongside Luis XIV fondillón and other wines from the collection. Verifiable at the official Fondillón Luis XIV shop.

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