“Muffato della Sala” Bianco Umbria IGT 2023 dolce

Castello della Sala | Antinori | Umbria
Marchesi Antinori S.p.A. | Piazza Antinori 3 | IT 50123 Firenze

10080423 · 0,5 l · 88,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

When the morning mist rises from the hills near Orvieto in late October and covers the vineyards of Castello della Sala like a silken veil, one of the most mysterious transformations in the world of wine begins. The grapes – sauvignon Blanc, Grechetto, Traminer, Sémillon and Riesling – are attacked by Botrytis Cinerea, the noble rot that has produced the world's greatest sweet wines for centuries. The fungus penetrates the grape skin with invisible precision, extracts the water from the pulp and concentrates sugars and flavours into an essence that would not be accessible to any cellar technology. In several patient passes, the harvesters pick only those berries that have reached the ideal degree of botrytisation – a process that requires connoisseurship and timing, as the right moment is fleeting. After gentle pressing, the must ferments for 18 days at a controlled cool 17 degrees before the still sweet wine is transferred to French barriques. Here it matures for months, absorbing delicate wood nuances while the aromas and structure harmonise, before ageing in stainless steel completes the work.

Muffato shines in a brilliant golden yellow and reveals a beguiling aromatic complexity: ripe tropical fruits such as pineapple, mango and papaya meet dried apricots, candied cedar and yellow peach. Chamomile blossom, saffron threads and fresh ginger weave their way in between – a world of flavours between opulence and finesse. Full-bodied sweetness unfolds on the palate, which is supported by lively acidity and gives the wine vigour and freshness. The final is long, harmonious and deep: honey, citrus marmalade, dried apricot and candied fruit resonate like the final chord of a great symphony. A wine that makes the patience of nature and the art of the Antinoris tangible in every drop – liquid gold from the mists of Umbria. SUPERIORE.DE