Barolo Chinato

Barolo Chinato was born in the late nineteenth century in a pharmacy of the Langa region; the first producers were the pharmacists  from the different villages  of the Barolo area. It soon became a legendary “elixir” with extraordinary properties, and the secret formulas with which it was produced is still wrapped in mystery . It owes its success to its connection with Barolo, the “wine of kings”. With these premises, it was first used as a medicinal elixir among peasant families of the Langa and then, slowly,  like a flavoured wine,  being much appreciated almost everywhere, so much to become the flag of major wine farms, such as the Rovero family farm.
This elegant meditation wine comes from the union of Barolo D.O.C.G. with China Calyssaia, Quasso wood, gentian root, cardamom seeds, juniper berries, tonka bean, mace, chamomile and other natural flavours.

GRAPE VARIETIES: 100% Barolo D.O.C.G.

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 16% vol.

VINIFICATION
Herbs and cinchona were infused separately in alcohol and Barolo was added to the extracts thus obtained . The wine and the essence are placed together in small European oak barrels for about six months to achieve the right balance between the different components. After bottling, this wine can age for more than 20 years.

WINE DESCRIPTION
Garnet red with brick red hues. Complex aroma and long finish, with notes of spices and herbs, such as cinchona, rhubarb and cinnamon. Full, velvety and enveloping on the palate. Pleasant bitter aftertaste  reminiscent of its fragrance notes .

WINE AND FOOD MATCHING
Ideal as an aperitif or a digestif. Try it in combination with bitter chocolate, desserts and pastries made with chocolate, ice cream,  Piedmont hazelnut cake …..or hot as  a “panacea”.