Silvio Carta Vermouth Rosso jasmine-monet harkens back to a historical

harkens back to a historical measure during the papal rule of Pope Sixtus V

the base wine ends up being wonderfully complex

Vines on this slope of Kimmeridgian limestone and clay (terre blanches) sit between 30 and (a remarkable) 110 years old

the estate has grown significantly to over 80 hectares of vines and a state of the art winery

hints of blood orange rind and a saltbush edge

Silvio Carta Vermouth Rosso jasmine-monet harkens back to a historicalThis non fortified Vermouth is made with a base of 2006 Vernaccia di Oristano Riserva aged for 12 years in small, 90 year old Sardinian chestnut barrels. It is infused with a blend of forged Sardinian herbs, including elicriso, Desoleana sage, myrtle leaf, thyme, lentisk (mastic) & artemisia. Its aroma is a complex array of herbs like rosemary, bay leaf, and pine resins with a layer of honeyed walnut and apricot kernel with hints of a saline sea