In the glass
Aroma: walnut, dried apricot, hay, almonds
Palate: dried fig, hazelnut oil, rancio, light coffee
Terre Arse (burnt lands - a reference to Marsala's sun-scorched landscape) is Florio's dry-style Marsala Vergine mid-tier: oxidative, nutty and almond-driven, without the full intensity of the Riserva.
What it pairs with
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Dried almond and pistachio biscotti
The wine's almond-hazelnut notes pair seamlessly with Sicilian nut-based pastries. -
Mild aged Pecorino
Dry oxidative character and medium body balance the mild tanginess of sheep's-milk cheese. -
Foie gras terrine
The wine's oxidative complexity and dry fortification are a classic match with rich foie gras.
History
Terre Arse was introduced to fill a mid-tier position in the Florio dry Marsala range, sitting between the standard Vergine and the Riserva. The name honours the Marsala landscape's distinctive sun-bleached, heat-scorched quality that defines the terroir of the Grillo grape.
- 2000 — Terre Arse introduced as the mid-tier Florio dry Marsala expression
Facts
- Producer
- Cantine Florio
- Grapes
- Grillo
- Classification
- Marsala Vergine DOC
- Oak
- Minimum 7 years in large Slavonian oak barrels
- ABV
- 18.0%
- Price
- €30-50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-30+ from vintage
- First vintage
- 2000