Chinato - Agricola Rabino

 Rabino Luigi's Vino Chinato is an aromatized wine made from a base of Nebbiolo from the Roero hills, enriched with an infusion of select herbs and spices, including cinchona bark. This process gives the wine the characteristic balance between sweetness and bitterness typical of Piedmontese chinatos. Traditionally considered a meditation wine, it's ideal as a dessert wine or paired with dark chocolate.

 Type: Flavored Wine
 Origin: Italy - Piedmont
 Alcohol Content: 16.5%
 Format: 75cl
 Allergens: Sulphites
 Chalice: Rhine
 Serving temperature: 14 - 16°C

 Tasting Notes: Intense ruby red with garnet highlights. Complex aromas of spices and cinchona emerge on the nose, accompanied by light balsamic notes. On the palate, it is warm and enveloping, with a sweetness balanced by a pleasant bitterness and a long, aromatic finish.

 Pairings: Ideal as a meditation wine after a meal. It pairs perfectly with dark chocolate, cocoa desserts, and dry pastries.

 Vinification: After destemming and pressing the grapes, fermentation takes place in steel tanks with pumping over to extract color and aromas. The wine is then flavored with an infusion of selected herbs and cinchona bark.

 The Winery: A story that began in 1862 in Canale. The Rabino family's origins date back to the Middle Ages. Their settlement in the Roero region, on the same lands still owned by the family today, followed their expulsion from the Alta Langa region due to frequent barbarian invasions. Wine production began in the mid-19th century with a small batch reserved for family and friends: a passion that still didn't generate income. Luigi Rabino, the current owner's grandfather, and his subsequent descendants then marketed the wines. Many of the varieties still produced today were bottled even before the two world wars. Sharing, overcoming difficult historical moments in the 20th century, and increased demand have made the winery a Roero winery with a diversified and almost fully self-sustaining production.