€170.67 / lt
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
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