SD1217 Sweet Marsala Superiore DOC 2017 Florio winery

SD1217 Sweet Marsala Superiore DOC Classic line from the Florio winery

Sweet Marsala Superiore, balanced and pleasant, the enological synthesis of a journey through oak woods with multiple shapes and sizes of the Florio Cellars. A migration, orchestrated by the refined art of the Enologist, which gives it harmony and an unforgettable energy.

Marsala SD1217, with its amber color, offers an exercise in contemporary organoleptic style. From the warm aromas of dates and apples, to a ripe grape palate, this Marsala Florio is an excellent combination with desserts and dry pasta, but above all it is the perfect companion of dark chocolate.

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 Dolce

YEAR OF FORTIFICATION: 2017

HARVEST 2016: 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: 4 years. Balanced and pleasant Marsala, the enological synthesis of a journey through oak woods of multiple shapes and sizes in the grandeur of the Florio Cellars

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 18% by vol (36 PROOF)

SUGAR CONTENT: 108 g / l

ANGEL'S SHARE: 7% (amount of liquid evaporated "in the skies" during the years of aging in oak from Marsala)

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14 ° - 16 ° C

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Dark chocolate

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