Marsala Superiore Semisecco 'Targa' Florio 2019 - 50cl
"Targa" by Florio is an elegant and intense Marsala that comes from the selection of the best Grillo grapes and ages for 3 years in wood barrels. It is a perfect fortified meditation wine, with a velvety, soft and warm sip, rich in aromas of spices, nuts, honey and dried fruit, with toasted, smoked and ethereal hints
The Marsala Superiore Semisecco “Targa” is a label produced by the Florio winery. The name refers to the famous car race conceived by Vincenzo Florio, which still takes place today on the roads of Sicily. It is a vintage of particular value, made with pure Grillo grapes and aged for a long time in wood, in order to obtain a complex Marsala, aromatically rich, particularly long and persistent. It is a true specialty, a liqueur wine of great charm that does not fear time. It can age comfortably for decades.
The Semisecco “Targa” is a particularly prestigious Marsala Superiore, produced by one of the most important wineries in the history of Sicilian wine. Florio owns estates and produces wines in many areas of the island, but its name remains indissolubly linked to Marsala, the great liqueur wine that in the 1800s made this Sicilian family prosperous. The Grillo grapes are cultivated in the territories of the municipalities of Marsala, Petrosino, and in the province of Trapani, on rich sandy soils.of sand. The harvest is carried out manually with the collection of grapes at advanced ripeness, to ensure rich aromas and high sugar content. After pressing, the process moves to controlled temperature fermentation and the preparation of the blend, with the addition of mistella to the wine: cooked must and wine distillate. Marsala ages for 2 years in 1800-liter Slavonian oak barrels and 1 year in old 300-liter casks. It concludes its refinement with 2 years in the bottle.
The Marsala Superiore Semisecco “Targa” from the Sicilian winery Florio is a version of this historic fortified wine made according to the oldest traditions, by one of the iconic producers of the region. It presents an amber color with bright reflections and expresses very complex and intense aromas with notes of dried fruit, walnuts, almonds, candied fruit, citrus peel, toasted hints, and soft nuances of oriental spices. On the palate, it is warm, dense, and rich, with a long and very persistent finish. Excellent at the end of a meal, try it with a platter of very