In the glass

Full-bodiedLow tanninMedium acidityDryVery Long, Rancio-Oxidative, Complex finish

Aroma: dried apricot, walnut, rancio, caramelised orange peel

Palate: dried fig, hazelnut, coffee, aged wood

Florio's Marsala Vergine Riserva is a benchmark for the driest and most complex Marsala style: fortified without added must, aged minimum 10 years in large oak in the tuff-stone cellars, developing deep rancio oxidative complexity.

What it pairs with

  • Aged Parmigiano Reggiano with honey
    The wine's intense oxidative complexity and dried-fruit notes pair classically with aged cheese.
  • Dark chocolate with sea salt
    The rancio richness and dried-fruit depth create a compelling match with bitter dark chocolate.
  • Served as digestif
    Marsala Vergine's complexity and length make it a perfect contemplative after-dinner pour.

History

Cantine Florio was founded in 1833 by Vincenzo Florio, a Calabrian entrepreneur who built the most iconic Marsala house in Sicily. The historic tuff-stone cellars with 104 arches, built in 1840, house over 1,400 barrels in solera. The Vergine Riserva represents the apex of the Marsala tradition, produced without the mosto cotto or mistella additions that define lower styles.

  1. 1833 — Cantine Florio founded by Vincenzo Florio in Marsala
  2. 1840 — The iconic tuff-stone barrel cellars with 104 arches completed
  3. 1833 — Florio becomes one of Sicily's most powerful commercial dynasties

Facts

Producer
Cantine Florio
Grapes
Grillo
Classification
Marsala Vergine DOC
Oak
Minimum 10 years in large Slavonian oak barrels (botti); solera-style perpetuo system
ABV
18.0%
Price
€25-45 at retail
Drinking window
10-40+ from vintage
First vintage
1940

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