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Martini Riserva Speciale Rubino

Regular price £18.99

Martini Riserva Speciale Rubino is a premium Italian vermouth made from Piedmontese red wines - including Nebbiolo - infused with rare botanicals and Pancalieri wormwood. Rested in traditional wooden Tino vats and bottled at 18% ABV, it offers refined notes of red fruit, spice, vanilla and elegant herbal bitterness.

Richer and more complex than classic Martini Rosso, Rubino is ideal for sipping over ice or elevating cocktails such as Negronis, Manhattans and Americanos. Authentic, aromatic and beautifully crafted, it is a standout vermouth for bartenders and Italian aperitivo lovers alike.

Details
Italy
700ml
18% ABV
NV
Regular price £18.99
Overview & Distillery

Martini Riserva Speciale Rubino is the premium red vermouth in Martini’s Riserva range — richer, deeper and more complex than classic Martini Rosso. Crafted from Piedmontese red wines, including Nebbiolo (the grape behind Barolo), Rubino delivers intense herbal character, dark fruit richness, gentle bitterness, and elegant spice.

Aromatic wormwood from Pancalieri, exotic botanicals, and slow resting in traditional wooden Tino casks give Rubino a refined texture and layered flavour that makes it an exceptional vermouth for sipping, spritz serves, or elevating classic cocktails like the Negroni, Manhattan and Americano.

Martini & Rossi has produced vermouth in Piedmont since the 1860s, but the Riserva Speciale range was created to honour the brand’s original artisanal methods and Piedmontese wine heritage. Rubino is named after its ruby-red colour and celebrates the region’s noble red grapes — especially Nebbiolo — chosen for their structure and elegance.

Artisanal wormwood from Pancalieri, grown in a microclimate famous for botanical purity, is one of Rubino’s defining ingredients. Combined with wooden vat resting, it produces a vermouth with depth, spice, and authentic Italian character.

Profile

Style: Premium Sweet Red Vermouth (Riserva / Aromatised Wine)

Region: Piedmont, Italy

Producer: Martini & Rossi

Distillation / Production: Northern Italian red wine infused with rare Italian botanicals, aromatic herbs, and hand-selected wormwood from Pancalieri; rested in traditional Tino wooden vats for integration and depth

Base Wine: Nebbiolo and other Piedmontese red varietals

Appearance: Deep ruby-red with garnet highlights

ABV: 18 %

Nose:
Red berries, cherry, dried herbs, vanilla, wormwood and warm spice.

Palate:
Rich and lightly sweet — red fruit, spice, cherry, cinnamon, clove and gentle herbal bitterness balanced by soft vanilla and oak.

Finish:
Long and aromatic — bittersweet herbs and dark fruit linger with elegant spice.

Overall Character:
Deeper, richer and more structured than classic Rosso — refined, wine-led and beautifully aromatic.

Neat / On Ice:
Superb over ice with an orange twist as a low-ABV aperitivo.

Premium Cocktails:
Negroni (richer, more elegant style)
Manhattan
Americano
Boulevardier
Vermouth Sour
Martinez

Spritz Serves:
Rubino & Soda with orange
Rubino Spritz with prosecco

Food Pairings:
Cured meats and cheese
Dark chocolate desserts
Olives and nuts
Antipasti boards

Occasions:
Aperitivo hour
Craft cocktail bars
Premium home entertaining

Available for pickup at
Derrylin
Usually ready in 24 hours

5 The Market Place
Derrylin
Enniskillen BT92 9AN
United Kingdom

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