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Barolo Chinato Ceretto
Dessert WinesA great traditional sweet wine from Piedmont. Find all the details, information, serving suggestion for one of the greatest sweet wines of Italy
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Barolo Chinato |
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Vino da dessert rosso Piemonte |
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Producer
Vinification
Herbs and China are infused separately in alcohol to obtain extracts to be added to Barolo. Characteristics
In the mouth, the impact of China is well balanced bitter sugar and alcohol, and the product is a continuous succession of flavors, which ends with a pleasantly bitter note. |
Grapes
Nebbiolo Ageing
The wine is sweetened and put in small barrels for about six months: in this way, the spicy aromas and essences are mixed with the bouquet of wine, with is still recognizable. Serving temperature
60/65 °F Food pairings
Barolo Chinato can be considered a good wine for the end of the meal and can order an excellent accompaniment to chocolate desserts. Traditionally, families Langhe, was used to prepare hot punch and offered guests a sign of respect |
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Barolo Chinato was born at the end of last century in the pharmacy of Dr. Cappellano in Serralunga d'Alba and their pharmacists were the first producers of the various villages of the area. In short time, became a mythical elixir with extraordinary properties, permeated with the righteous aura of mystery typical of the secrecy of the alchemical formula. He was helped in his rise by the fact that had its origin from Barolo, the wine of kings With this background, it spread first as a drug-infused among farming families, achieving consensus as aromatic wine only after, also becoming the flag of family wineries foreground. After a period of maximum splendor, this product began its downward parabola and, today, remain on the market a few labels and a vivid memory among older consumers. Relevant information We should precede that for the Barolo Chinato, must use a wine that has obtained the recognition of DOCG, finished the aging period, as required by product specification. Ceretto formula stems from two years of testing, by exploiting the wealth of knowledge of older farmers in the area. Rural traditions is the secret ingredient of a recipe that includes, in addition to the traditional china and spices, a dozen weeds of Langhe. |
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