Marsala Vergine Riserva DOC 2000 ambra dry

Carlo Pellegrino | Sicily
Carlo Pellegrino & C. S.p.A. | Via Del Fante 39 | IT 91025 Marsala

35000041 · 0,75 l · 48,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping3 units available

Vergine – this is not a style statement, this is a philosophy. No cooked must, no sweetening, no flavour additives. Just wine, alcohol and the quiet labour of time in oak wood. What ends up in the bottle is the result of radical reduction – and therein lies the greatness of this category. The 2000 vintage – then still young in the barrels of Pellegrino's historic winery in the heart of Marsala – spent more than a decade in large oak barrels of between 30 and 80 hectolitres. No haste, no intervention. The oxidation process is slow, controlled and precise. Grillo, Catarratto and Inzolia from the westernmost tip of Sicily – soils over which the salt of the nearby Stagnone lagoon still lingers in the air.

Deep, complex amber colour in the glass. The nose is dry and multi-layered: toasted bread, dried fruit, a hint of roasted almonds, fine spicy notes, tobacco – and underneath that unmistakable oxidative depth that is reminiscent of great Oloroso sherry but remains unmistakably Sicilian. Dry and harmonious on the palate, with elegant length and a finish that takes its time. A Marsala for a slow evening. And for all those who understand that the purest wines are sometimes the most complex. SUPERIORE.DE

"Light amber; deep, sweet pastry, inviting; delicate attack, then powerful, long, quite deep, delicate, very pleasing." Merum