Malvasia delle Lipari 2008

Florio (Italy)

Malvasia delle Lipari, Corinto Nero
Sweet Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✧

This Malvasia delle Lipari shows a brilliant amber yellow color and nuances of amber yellow, transparent. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant aromas which start with hints of raisin, dried fig and dried apricot followed by aromas of candied fruits, peach jam, quince jam, vanilla, caper, lavender, almond, date, citrus fruit peel, honey and nail polish. The mouth has excellent correspondence to the nose, a sweet attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, pleasing roundness. The finish is very persistent with long flavors of raisin, dried fig and dried apricot. This Malvasia delle Lipari ages for 5 months in barrique followed by at least 3 months of aging in bottle.
Alcohol: 14%
Confectionery, Dried fruit tarts, Hard and piquant cheese
Suggested glass	14 °C (57 °F)
(Sweet Wines)
April 2012