Vermouth Mata Tinto Reserva, Bierzo

botanical · Xmas spice · Bierzo

In this vermouth, Patrick Mata is honoring his ancestors, dating back to a family recipe from 1880. The base wine is made from Mencía and Godello, macerated with plants, flowers, fruit, and barks, and fortified with grape spirits.  The secret formula includes plants, flowers, fruits, and barks such as wormwood, blessed thistle, hyssop, sage, cloves, elderflower, hops, star anise, cardamom, coriander, vanilla, bitter orange peel, cinnamon, pomegranate, croton, and Peruvian barks – a very complex and spicy vermouth indeed