The De Bartoli's 'Golden Marsala' is derived entirely from organically farmed Grillo, aged for 10 years in oak casks of varying shapes and sizes in a solera system after being fortified with homemade mistella (fresh grape must and aquavit). A shimmering copper color in the glass, the '88 Marsala d'Oro is complex and rich on the nose - savory element of iodine, ocean and even something more ferrous shining through the opulent nose. Hints of dried white figs, apricot jam, coffee, nutmeg, and candied orange citrus dominate an elegant and velvety texture, slashed with a decisive streak of lifted freshness. Savory. Multi-dimensional. Cerebral.