Marsala Superiore Riserva Oro Secco 1988 DOC

Name: Marsala Superiore Riserva Oro Secco 1988 DOC
SKU: 7109
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€47,00

This extraordinary dry Marsala superiore riserva oro is got from grillo and catarratto grapes harvested in September 1988. After a long maturation period in oak barrels, lasting almost 40 years, it offers a complex bouquet of vegetal notes, honey, dried fruit and sweet spices given by the wood. It is decisively dry, intense and harmonious, with a pleasant and very long persistence on the palate. An outstanding meditation wine to taste with traditional almond biscuits called “tagliancozzi”. It is also beautifully pairs with cottage cheese and cream-based desserts typical of the Sicilian pastry. It is also worth trying with Modica dark chocolate and very aged or blue cheese.

Category: Wines

Description

Grape varieties: Grillo (50%) and Catarratto (50%)

Production area: Marsala countryside

Training system: Marsala-style bush vine

Harvest period: September 1988

Vinification: In concrete tanks; once the base wine was obtained, wine-derived ethyl alcohol was added before starting a long maturation period in oak casks, started in 1988

Colour: Antique golden yellow with typical amber highlights

Bouquet: Complex with notes of honey, dried fruit, toasted hazelnuts and sweet spices given by the wood

Taste: Definitely dry, intense, harmonious, with a pleasant and a very long persistence on the palate

Alcohol content: 18% vol.

Residual sugar content: less than 10 grams/litre

Aging in wood: Started at the end of 1988

Minimum refinement in the bottle: 1 year

Food pairings: An extraordinary meditation wine, to be savored with “Tagliancozzi” (traditional dry almond biscuits); it also beautifully pairs with cottage cheese and creamy Sicilian pastries. A must-trying it with dark Modica chocolate, as well as with aged or blue cheese

Serving temperature: 14/16°C

Available bottle size: 500 ml

Contains sulphites