Cappelletti Aperitivo Mazzura (75cl, 17%)

A wine-based red-bitter aperitivo from Antica Erboristeria Cappelletti in Aldeno, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. Botanicals are gathered from the Dolomite hills and valleys of the Triveneto, and the fuchsia colour comes entirely from a natural blend of flowers and fruits. It is vegan-friendly and bottled at 17% ABV in a 750ml bottle. Mazzura is the more multidimensional sibling of the house's classic red bitter, with a juicy red-fruit core and a lingering quinine bitterness. It is almost vermouth-like in style. On the nose there is juicy ripe red fruit with a backbone of acidity. The palate brings red apple, cinnamon, bitter gentian and citrus peel, with subtle herbal accents of thyme and rosemary, and the finish is a pleasing, lingering bitterness with quinine notes.