Florio Vecchio Marsala Superiore
Trust your Taste
Raisin and vanilla aromas lead to a warm, full palate with a distinctive bitter-almond finish. This dry-style Marsala still has residual sweetness, balanced by nutty depth. Try it with roasted almonds, cheese or dried fruit.
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Full presence and raisin fruit balanced by bitter-almond depth 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 full fortified wines with raisins and bitter-almond complexity.
It may not suit you if you dislike nutty bitterness or want a completely dry table wine.
Tasting Notes
- Region Italy
- Extras DiscoverNew
- Style FortifiedMarsala
- Type Fortified
- Grapes Grillo
- Body Full
Tasting Notes
- Region Italy
- Extras DiscoverNew
- Style FortifiedMarsala
- Type Fortified
- Grapes Grillo
- Body Full
How this wine feels
This feels full and warming, with little tannin grip. Raisin flavours give richness, while bitter almond brings a drier-feeling edge to the finish.
The sliders show how strongly each characteristic comes through. Higher does not mean better.
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 Vecchioflorio Marsala Superiore Dry.
Fermented wine is blended with fortified and cooked must and wine brandy, then matured in oak.
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