Marsala Superiore Oro

Carlo Pellegrino (Italy)

Marsala (Sicily)

Grillo, Catarratto
Fortified Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✭

This Marsala shows a brilliant amber yellow color and nuances of amber yellow, transparent. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas that start with hints of dried fig, caramel and the typical hint of Marsala followed by aromas of apricot jam, date, almond, citrus fruit peel and vanilla. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a sweet attack, alcoholic and round, however balanced, full body, good crispness, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of apricot jam, almond and dried fig. This Marsala Oro ages for more than two years in cask followed by about four months of aging in bottle.

Alcohol: 18%

Confectionery, Almond cakes, Hard and piquant cheese

Suggested glass	15 °C (59 °F)
(Fortified Wines)

Issue 23, October 2004

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