Superior Marsala Semi-Dry Reserve DOC 2001

Superior Marsala Semi-Dry Reserv DOC 2001 Marsala Premium line of the Florio winery

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.

COLOR Amber

BOUQUET Hints of fruit in alcohol and chestnuts

TASTE: Dry and persistent tannins, flavors of licorice, nougat and bitter cocoa.

DATA SHEET

TYPE: Fortified wine

CLASSIFICATION: DOC Marsala Superiore Riserva Semi-dry

FORTIFICATION YEAR: 2001

VARIETY: DOC white grapes for Marsala

HARVEST YEAR: 1999

TERRITORY OF ORIGIN: Coastal strip of the municipality of Marsala and hinterland of the province of Trapani

SOIL: Medium-textured red earth, dry, rich in sand

VINEYARDS: Typically trained with the Marsala sapling and/or low espalier system, with a density of at least 4,000 vines per hectare

CLIMATE: Insular with mild winters and very hot and dry summers, characterized by the presence of vigorous winds

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

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

FALLING IN LOVE: Meeting between wine, siphon, cooked must and a small percentage of alcohol

AGING GEOGRAPHY: 20 years. The first refinement took place in 16 hl old barrels. Since July 2008 it has been in the 25.5 hl 6DAG vat at 20 meters in the Cantine Garibaldi, 115 meters from the sea.

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 19% vol (38 PROOF)

SUGAR CONTENT: 85 g/l

ANGEL'S SHARE: 33% (amount of liquid evaporated "in the skies" during the years of aging in oak wood from Marsala)

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14° - 16°C

GASTRONOMIC COMBINATIONS: For meditation

STORAGE METHODS: In a cool and not excessively humid place, protected from light

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

FORMATS: 75 cl bottle

NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED: 1,700