Yzaguirre Classic Sweet Red Vermouth
Yzaguirre Classic Sweet Red Vermouth is the house's everyday rojo — 15% ABV, 1L, mahogany with orange highlights, built on white wine with the secret blend of about 80 herbs and spices and finishing long, intense and slightly bitter. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 15%
- Size: 1L
- Style: Sweet red (rojo) vermouth, Classic tier
- Base: White wine (from different Spanish areas; the range's grape is Macabeo)
- Botanicals: About 80 herbs and spices (range-level house blend)
- Origin: El Morell, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain (Bodegas Yzaguirre, founded 1884)
The Rojo the Vermouth Hour Was Built On
In Spain the Classic Red is simply what vermouth means: the mahogany pour that anchors the pre-lunch vermouth hour, aromatic intensity held against its acidity and a bitter edge that keeps a sweet red honest. Yzaguirre has made it at El Morell since 1884 from white wine and its guarded botanical formula — no oak programme, no reserve treatment, just the house style at full everyday strength in a litre bottle. When you want the elevated version, the same cellar's Reserva Red adds three points of alcohol and a year of oak. Find both in our liqueurs collection, or browse the house on the Yzaguirre vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Mahogany with orange highlights. Nose: Intense herbal and spicy aroma with mild balsamic touches. Palate: Good aromatic intensity balancing the acidity. Finish: Long, intense and slightly bitter.
How to Enjoy
Exactly as the producer serves it: very chilled, with two anchovy-stuffed olives, two or three ice cubes and a slice of orange — the everyday aperitif, no occasion required.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Classic Red really 15%? Some listings say 18%. Yes, 15% — the official product page confirms it. The 18% figure belongs to the Reserva Red; at least one marketplace listing has copied it onto the wrong bottle.
How is it different from Reserva Red? The Classic is the unoaked everyday rojo at 15%; the Reserva Red is 18% and aged twelve months in oak, with a velvety, woody, ripe-fruit profile.
Is the base wine red? No — the rojo starts from white wine, like the rest of the range; the mahogany colour comes from the botanical blend.
Spain's everyday rojo — buy Yzaguirre Classic Sweet Red Vermouth online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.