VR3911 Virgin Marsala Riserva DOC 2011 Florio winery

VR3911 Marsala Vergine Riserva DOC Classic line from the Florio winery

Marsala Vergine, aged in small oak vats for 13 years, has its roots in the Garibaldi Winery, 108 meters away from the sea.

Produced only from Grillo grapes that grow along the coasts, Marsala VR3911 originates from here, from the vineyard. From low plants, to withstand the whipping winds, which look at the sea and absorb its salinity and heat, and which are harvested manually in mid-September, when the bunches reach the perfect moment of over-ripening.

Witness to an environment full of brackish humidity, it expresses itself with a marine organoleptic character, giving the palate sensations of persistent flavor and crunchiness. Fresh and vibrant, it gives the nose Mediterranean aromas with notes of broom and jasmine.

Golden yellow in color, it goes perfectly with Focaccia with butter and anchovies, bruschetta with tomatoes and bottarga and aged cheeses.

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 Vergine Riserva

YEAR OF FORTIFICATION: 2009

HARVEST 2007: 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 and a small percentage of ethyl alcohol of viticultural origin

AGING GEOGRAPHY: 13 years. Marsala Vergine, aged in a small oak barrel for 13 years, has its roots in the Garibaldi Winery, 108 meters away from the sea

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 18.5% by vol (37 PROOF)

SUGAR CONTENT: 1 g / l, due to the presence of residual sugar in the wine

ANGEL'S SHARE: 19% (amount of liquid evaporated "in the skies" during the years of aging in oak from Marsala)

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14 ° - 16 ° C

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Focaccia with butter and anchovies, bruschetta with tomatoes and bottarga, aged cheeses

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: 2.940