SS1516 Dry Marsala Superiore DOC 2016 Florio winery

SS1516 Dry Marsala Superiore DOC from the Florio winery

Marsala Superiore Secco, the result of a nomadic vision of aging, tells the multifaceted faces of Cantine Florio.

Four years of pilgrimage in the aisles of the Baglio, in vats and barrels of different sizes, paint an amber Marsala, clear and defined on the palate, in which the bread crust dominates, with elegant and light aromas of acacia honey and vanilla.

Mild winters and very hot and dry summers, made beautiful by strong winds that bring the force of the sea between the rows of vines. With these grapes with a unique aroma, harvested only when the Enologist and the Agronomist decide they are ready, with an intense sugar and polyphenolic heritage, Marsala Florio is produced, starting the journey that will take it to the Cellar.

Perfect as a meditation wine, try it also with oysters.

Florio wines are born in a magical corner in the heart of the Mediterranean, the "Fascia del Sole", an area in south-western Sicily characterized by a particular relationship between microclimate, vineyard and soil.

Here Florio, a contemporary artisan with an intense, unusual and precious soul, has been able to sublimate the uniqueness of a territory in wines capable of expressing a universe of unexpected sensations. An innovator by tradition, in almost two centuries Florio has gained a unique experience, reinterpreting the past with modern winemaking technologies to produce wines of great prestige, to be savored on several occasions: liqueur, marsala, passito and sparkling wines to discover, or rediscover, as an original aperitif, to accompany a dessert or to sip while meditating. Products deeply linked to the territories of origin, but presented in a modern guise.

Florio is a brand that can boast a unique and fascinating history, which had a family of great pioneers as its protagonist. But not only. Continuous search for quality through the choice of the best fruits, careful and innovative processing of the raw material, with the aim of creating products capable of evoking the terroir of origin, unique habitat for variety and suited to inimitable productions, and a production philosophy oriented towards excellence and attention to detail.

All this is Florio: for almost 200 years, quality for passion.

DATA SHEET

TYPE: Fortified Wine

CLASSIFICATION: DOC Marsala Superiore Secco

YEAR OF FORTIFICATION: 2016

HARVEST: Manual harvest, starting from mid-September, of overripe grapes on the vine, to build a grape with a high and mature sugar and polyphenolic heritage

VINIFICATION: Energetic extraction forces come into play through the use of the traditional press to create musts full of color, high dry extracts and extreme marine flavor. Fermentations in cement, punctuated by continuous micro-oxygenations, which continue even in post fermentation, preparing the wine for the encounter with alcohol, to begin the first "capable of giving DOC Marsala"

IN LOVE: A meeting between wine, siphon (grape must capable of giving mutized Marsala DOC - that is, fermentation has been blocked - added ethyl alcohol of viticultural origin), cooked must and a small percentage of alcohol

AGING GEOGRAPHY: 5 years. Marsala Superiore Secco, the result of a gypsy vision of aging, tells the multifaceted faces of Cantine Florio. Four years of pilgrimage in the aisles of the Baglio, in vats and barrels of different sizes

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 18% by vol (36 PROOF)

SUGAR CONTENT: 36 g / l

ANGEL'S SHARE: 6% (amount of liquid evaporated "in the skies" during the years of aging in oak from Marsala)

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14 ° - 16 ° C

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Raw shrimp with oil and lemon zest, oyster makers

STORAGE: In a cool and not excessively humid environment, away from light

DURATION: Marsala which, if stored in suitable cellars, has practically no time limits

FORMATS: Bottle of 75 cl

NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED: 13.833