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Contratto Bianco Vermouth

Name: Contratto Bianco Vermouth
Brand: Contratto
SKU: 35170
Price: 24.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 35170 750 mL

The Bianco style of vermouth is especially well represented in Italy and Contratto's version ranks up there with the best. Made from a base of the local Cortese grape as well as Chardonnay the wine is fortified with sugar, brandy, and over 50 herbs, botanicals and spices that include hawthorn flower, coriander seeds, chamomile, yellow sweet clover, aloe, hibiscus, bergamot and much more.

$24.96/ Single Bottle

$299.52/ Case of 12

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ABV

17.50%

Country

Italy

Region

Piedmont

Producer

Contratto

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Staff Pick Notes

Contratto’s white vermouth calls for simplicity. This bottle is what first got me hooked on vermouth as a category. The combination of Cortese and Chardonnay makes for juicy texture and healthy acidity. The myriad of herbs is what gives this libation its floral aromas, bitter flavors, and savory finish. As I said, this vermouth calls for simplicity: You and a chilled glass.

- SD

Glossary

Piedmont

The most famous grape in Piedmont is the noble Nebbiolo, which makes the long-lived Barolo and Barbaresco. There are plenty of Nebbiolo-based wines that are quite enjoyable in their youth, however, often produced in smaller, lesser-known regions such as Ghemme or Gattinara. Several other Piedmontese grapes make striking and delicious wines: Pelaverga produces light-colored reds with distinctive notes of strawberry, cherry, and pink peppercorn. The red Freisa is vinified in a variety of styles:...