Cantine Florio Marsala Vergine Riserva 1998 – VR 1898

Cantine Florio Marsala Vergine Riserva 1998 – VR 1898

TYPE
Fortified Wine
CLASSIFICATION
DOC Marsala Vergine Reserve
YEAR OF FORTIFICATION
1998
HARVEST
Manual harvesting, starting in mid-September, of overripe grapes on the vine to build a grape with high and ripe sugar and polyphenol content
WINEMAKING
Energetic extraction forces come into play through the use of the traditional press to create musts loaded with 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 initiate the first “act of giving DOC Marsala”
ENAMORATION
Encounter between wine and a small percentage of wine-derived ethyl alcohol

GEOGRAPHY OF REFINEMENT
23 years. A refined liquid creation, it tells of sweet sailing in the Florio Cellars at the mercy of time. The 41FL stem has roots at 51.5 meters in the 168-meter-long Florio Cellars, at 147
meters from the sea
ALCOHOLIC GRADE.
19% by vol (38 PROOF)
SUGAR CONTENT
13 g/l, due to the presence of residual sugar in the wine
ANGEL’S SHARE
41%
SERVING TEMPERATURE
14° – 16°C
FOOD PAIRINGS
From meditation
WAY OF PRESERVATION
In a cool and not excessively humid environment, protected from light
DURATION
Marsala which, if stored in suitable cellars, has virtually no time limits

VINE
DOC white grapes for Marsala
VINTAGE YEAR
1997
TERRITORY OF ORIGIN
Coastal strip of the municipality of Marsala and hinterland of the province of Trapani
LAND
Medium-textured, dry, sand-rich red soils
VINEYARDS
Typically grown as Marsala sapling and/or low espalier, 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

After a 23-year-long aging in oak barrels this fine Marsala Vergine develops a personal and unique architecture, encased in bottles for only 900 lucky people.

Meditation wine.

Serving temperature | 14-16° C

Grape variety | White grapes DOC Marsala

Territory | Coastal strip of the municipality of Marsala and hinterland of the province of Trapani

Alcohol content | 19% vol.

Florio wines are born in a magical corner in the heart of the Mediterranean, the “Fascia del Sole,” an area in southwestern Sicily characterized by a special relationship between microclimate, vineyard and soil. Here Florio, a contemporary craftsman with an intense, unusual and precious soul, has been able to sublimate the uniqueness of a territory into wines capable of expressing a universe of unexpected sensations. An innovator by tradition, over nearly two centuries Florio has gained unique experience, reinterpreting the past with modern winemaking technologies to arrive at the production of wines of great prestige, to be savored on multiple occasions: fortified wines, marsala, passiti and sparkling wines to be discovered, or rediscovered, as an original aperitif, to accompany a dessert or to be sipped while meditating. Products deeply linked to their territories of origin, but presented in a modern guise. Florio is a brand that can boast a unique and fascinating history with a family of great pioneers. But not only that. Continuous search for quality operated through the selection of the best fruits, careful and innovative processing of raw materials, with the aim of creating products that evoke the Terroir of origin, habitats that are unrepeatable in terms of variety and vocated to inimitable productions, and a production philosophy oriented towards excellence and attention to detail. All this is Florio: for nearly 200 years, quality through passion.