Vigna La Miccia Marsala Superiore Oro 2019 Grape|Merlot

Vigna La Miccia Marsala Superiore Oro 2019 Grape|MerlotReal deal Marsala from a producer widely regarded to be the master of the style. Forget what you think you know about this misunderstood Western Sicilian wine Bartoli makes Marsala true to the history of the region, a world away from the cheap mass market concoctions that pervade. An innovative semi dry Marsala, Vigna La Miccia, was born in 1985. It offered all the personality of a Marsala wine in a more subtle, elegant version. Notes of mature figs,

A wine from vineyards overlooking the Bay of Biscay in Basque country

fruit forward finish

but wishing to experience something profound from this iconic grower

Delicate new sparkler from Thomas and the first non-Chenin wine we have tasted from him

Albert’s “Tot” wines are from a single day of harvest

Some real finesse on show here: the grapes come from three separate parcels of low-yielding 40-70 year old vines

The Chardonnay vines are massal selections from Selosse’s 'Avize' and Dauvissat's Chablis Grand Cru vineyards

we look forward to see what happens next

Side-stepping the more vegetal

but the whole sprawling site is certified organic

the site is co-planted with Pinot Noir and Gamay over rocky white limestone and red clay

although a splash of soda