Florio Marsala Targa 1840 500ml
Trust your Taste
Dates, apricots and stewed prunes give this Marsala a generous dried-fruit character. Full, warm and velvety, it carries clear sweetness through a long finish. Try it with blue cheese, dried fruit or a simple pastry dessert.
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Full warmth and plush dried fruit favour Broad palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy velvety fortified wines with generous dried fruit.
It may not suit you if you prefer crisp, dry wines or little sweetness.
Tasting Notes
- Region Italy
- Extras New
- Style FortifiedMarsala
- Type Fortified
- Grapes Grillo
- Body Full
Tasting Notes
- Region Italy
- Extras New
- Style FortifiedMarsala
- Type Fortified
- Grapes Grillo
- Body Full
How this wine feels
This feels full and very smooth, with little drying grip. Dried fruit fills the sweet middle and lingers warmly. It is a rich fortified style for a small, slowly enjoyed glass.
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How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.
The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.
The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.
Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
Behind the bottle
Florio Targa 1840 Marsala Superiore Semi-Dry from western Sicily.
Fermented wine is blended with fortified must, cooked must and wine brandy, then matured in oak.
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