Scruffy Vermouth (500 ml) Red

Base Wine: The starting point and foundation of this vermouth is a 50/50 blend of still red wine (Brachetto 2024) and fortified red wine (Primitivo 2020), both from the fabled Fox Hill Vineyard. The tautly structured yet light and floral Brachetto combines with the warmth and depth of fortified and aged Primitivo to provide an unparalleled level of complexity from the start.

Vine age: ~30 years

Cellar Notes: 2024 Brachetto was whole cluster fermented, pressed at dryness and aged in neutral oak for 12 months prior to blending. 2020 Primitivo was fortified in the old school ‘Angelica’ fashion, ie. as unfermented juice. This has been in neutral oak for 5 years.

These two components were blended and then fortified up to 18% abv with a dizzying array of high-proof brandy based botanical tinctures, 17 in total, including orange peel, wormwood, gentian, angelica, cinchona bark, rosemary and vanilla. Residual sugar was increased with organic cane sugar for style and balance.

Unfined and unfiltered. Minimal effective sulfites were added to base still wine prior to vermouth production.