{"title":"Marco de Bartoli","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"marco-de-bartoli-vecchio-samperi-ventennale-nv-500ml","title":"Marco de Bartoli Vecchio Samperi Ventennale NV 750ml","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA 'marsala' of mind-bending proportions, the Vecchio Samperi was the first wine that Marco produced, and pays homage to the oldest known style of marsala wine known as 'stravecchio.' Crafted through an ever evolving solera system by which  older vintages are regularly 'topped up' with younger wines, the wine is emphatically \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e fortified (a technique introduced later as the influence of port, madeira, and sherry made its way to Sicily), this lack of additional alcohol effectively disqualifying the Samperi from carrying the Marsala DOC. Explosive aromas of ripe citrus fruits, peach and hazelnut emerge through a fat, luscious and mouth-filling palate, delivering kaleidoscopic elements of peach, hazelnut, butter and orange peel through an endless finish. \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Farm Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21209811943504,"sku":"210000004188","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/BartoliVecchioSamperi.jpg?v=1701397819"},{"product_id":"marco-de-bartoli-lucido-catarratto-20122","title":"Marco de Bartoli Lucido Catarratto 2022","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e100% Catarratto, the fruit for the De Bartolis' ‘Lucido’ bottling comes from vines located not on the home estate in the Samperi contrada in Marsala, but slightly further north in the province of Trapani. As Sicily’s most widely planted grape, it suffices to say that Catarratto is a fairly ubiquitous variety here off the toe of ‘the boot,’ but there exists a far lesser-seen Catarratto biotype known Lucido, featured in this bottling, whose berries have a less powdery, more glimmering surface, and moreover, greater potential for white wines of serious substance and intrigue. Fermented and raised entirely in steel tanks, the 2022 ‘Lucido’ is intense and complex, driving with briney, seaside aromatics on the nose and palate. Incisively bone dry, one finds themself wading through exotic elements of bitter almond, orange blossom water, cardamom and white flowers, the wine packing a round, waxy texture in the mouth, tempered by plenty of vibrating acidity.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAt the westernmost tip of Sicily, Marsala is an ancient city with a complex and fascinating history, born of its location along ancient seafaring, military and trade routes. On every trade mission and conquest for millenia, Marsala was inevitably planted with vines, leading eventually to the very particular wine tradition for which it has become known globally for over two hundred years: a fortified wine combining many aspects of Madeira, Sherry and Port, known still today as Marsala. As with many of the more off-beat and out-of-the-way European wine regions, modernization and commercialization saw Marsala (and many other of Sicily’s wine regions) enter a drastic decline during the 20th century. Enter Marco De Bartoli. While initially eschewing his agriculture roots to pursue a career in auto racing, he returned to his homeland, a scion determined to revamp the family business and Marsala’s reputation. Today the de Bartolis are renowned for their pivotal leadership in resurrecting the fortunes of the serious Marsala wine category, though the De Bartoli’s raft of delicious sweet and dry wines from the nearby island of Pantelleria (a project that emerged in the mid 1980s) are of equal intrigue to drinkers driven by curiosity of all things ‘off the beaten track.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farm Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40374110257232,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/MarcoDeBartoliLucidoCattaratto_071426fa-1626-4bc5-9764-5bb3a4c16083.jpg?v=1699659316"},{"product_id":"marco-de-bartoli-vignaverde-grillo-2022","title":"Marco de Bartoli Vignaverde Grillo 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGrillo is the star white variety of this corner of western Sicily and the de Bartoli’s Vignaverde, or \"green wine\" is the result of some early pickings from one of the family’s most revered parcels, Samperi. What began as an attempt to simply cull fruit to allow for greater concentration in the remaining grapes to be used for the purposes of Marsala production, evolved into the wine in your glasses this month, a dry and zesty take on Grillo, chock full of saline minerals, scrubby coastal herbs, key lime and citrus blossom. Fermented and aged in stainless tank after a brief period on skins, the Vignaverde is all coolness and freshness, a bracing dip in the briny oceans below, a cool, saline mouthful to help battle the afternoon’s rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farm Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40897227456592,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/products\/MarcoDeBartoliVignaverdeGrillo.jpg?v=1645574981"},{"product_id":"marco-de-bartoli-lucido-catarratto-2024","title":"Marco de Bartoli Lucido Catarratto 2024","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e100% Catarratto, the fruit for the De Bartolis' ‘Lucido’ bottling comes from vines located not on the home estate in the Samperi contrada in Marsala, but slightly further north in the province of Trapani. As Sicily’s most widely planted grape, it suffices to say that Catarratto is a fairly ubiquitous variety here off the toe of ‘the boot,’ but there exists a far lesser-seen Catarratto biotype known Lucido, featured in this bottling, whose berries have a less powdery, more glimmering surface, and moreover, greater potential for white wines of serious substance and intrigue. Fermented and raised entirely in steel tanks, the 2022 ‘Lucido’ is intense and complex, driving with briney, seaside aromatics on the nose and palate. Incisively bone dry, one finds themself wading through exotic elements of bitter almond, orange blossom water, cardamom and white flowers, the wine packing a round, waxy texture in the mouth, tempered by plenty of vibrating acidity.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAt the westernmost tip of Sicily, Marsala is an ancient city with a complex and fascinating history, born of its location along ancient seafaring, military and trade routes. On every trade mission and conquest for millenia, Marsala was inevitably planted with vines, leading eventually to the very particular wine tradition for which it has become known globally for over two hundred years: a fortified wine combining many aspects of Madeira, Sherry and Port, known still today as Marsala. 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Today the de Bartolis are renowned for their pivotal leadership in resurrecting the fortunes of the serious Marsala wine category, though the De Bartoli’s raft of delicious sweet and dry wines from the nearby island of Pantelleria (a project that emerged in the mid 1980s) are of equal intrigue to drinkers driven by curiosity of all things ‘off the beaten track.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farm Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42331183513680,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/MarcoDeBartoliLucidoCattaratto_071426fa-1626-4bc5-9764-5bb3a4c16083.jpg?v=1699659316"}],"url":"https:\/\/biondivino.com\/collections\/marco-de-bartoli\/puglia.oembed","provider":"Biondivino","version":"1.0","type":"link"}