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MARSALA (Sweet)
Marsala DOC
Sweet Dessert Wine
Town:
Marsala
Region:
Sicily
Grape Variety:
Catarratto, Grillo and Insolia
Size of Vineyard:
500 acres
Training of vines:
Albarello
Age of Vineyard:
1980
Altitude:
600 ft
Vines/Acre:
1500
Yield/Acre:
Soil:
Exposure:
S/SW
Harvest:
Early September
Sugar at harvest:
Alcohol:
17%
Total acidity:
Dry extract:
PH:
Residual sugar:
Vinification:
Variatals are fermented seperately and subsequently blended and fortified.
Aging:
Over one year in oak barrels
Production:
1,000,000 btls
Bottling date:
14 months after harvest
Release date:
15 months after harvest
Color:
Dark walnut brown
Fragrance:
Attractively nutty nose which is a little toffee
Taste:
Fairly sweet and tangy
Food matching:
On the rocks as an apperative
Risotto al Marsala, Rice with shrimp and Marsala
Eal/Chicken/Veal etc. Marsala
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