Marsala Superiore Garibaldi Sweet Amber Dop 50 cl Pellegrino

PELL MARGAR

FORTIFIED WINE DOC, MARSALA 

GRAPE VARIETY: Grillo, Catarratto and Inzolia 

TERRITORY OF ORIGIN: Territory of Mazara del Vallo

TERROIR: Soil composition: medium-textured, clayey soil Altitude: few metres above sea level. Climate: Mediterranean, mild winters, limited rainfall, very hot and windy summers.

VINIFICATION AND AGEING: Harvesting time during the second ten days of September, at an advanced maturity. Vinification at 20°-22°C. The fermentation is halted with the addition of neutral alcohol. Later, cooked grape must is added. Ageing in oak barrels for a minimum of 24 months. 

TASTING NOTES

Colour:  strong amber.

Aroma:  intense and persistent, con strong notes of quince and pleasant hints of dry fig and vanilla.

Palate: sweet and persistent, with strong hints of dry apricot and pleasant honeyed notes.

PAIRING

Traditional:  all Sicilian desserts with ricotta or confectioner’s cream. 

Unconventional: round slice of Ragusan caciocavallo cheese with candied orange peel and caramelized sesame seeds on Tumminia bread crostini.

Serve at 12°-14° C. 

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