Marco de Bartoli Lucido Catarratto 2022
100% 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.
At 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.’
Shipping Policy
Due to the restrictions of many state laws, we only ship wine to those states where direct shipment from a retailer is permitted by law; currently we ship to AK, CA, DC, ID, LA, MO, NE, NV, NH, NM, ND, OR, VA, WV and WY. This list is subject to change without notice. In addition, each state imposes limitations on the amount of wine any particular resident may receive by direct shipment. To ensure that you are able to order wine for direct shipment from our website, please consult the specific state requirements for your state.
Please note that all orders must be placed by persons who are at least 21 years old, and that age verification will be required upon receipt of your wine. No wine will be delivered to obviously intoxicated persons and any person unable to provide age verification will forfeit their right to receive the shipment until identification is produced. In such circumstances, the order may either be held in storage at a local depot of the shipping company until appropriate identification is produced, or shipped back to the winery. All associated costs will be the responsibility of and be charged to the customer.
Title to, and ownership of, all wine passes from Biondivino to the purchaser in the State of California and the purchaser takes all responsibility for shipping it from California to his/her home state. By arranging for transportation of the wine, Biondivino is providing a service to, and acting on behalf of the purchaser. By utilizing this service from Biondivino, purchaser is representing that he/she is acting in compliance with his/her local and state laws regarding the purchase, transportation and delivery of wine. The purchaser represents that he/she has obtained any required permission, paid any required fees, is working through properly licensed intermediaries where required, is legally entitled to take possession of wine and is legally entitled to take quantities ordered.
You will be charged the applicable sales tax, if any, assessed by your state for any shipment that Biondivino makes; otherwise California sales tax will be assessed on the sale. Shipping and handling costs are not included in the cost and will appear in the shopping cart before you complete your transaction. The carrier and service speed may vary by state and time of year, and Biondivino cannot take responsibility for the condition of any wine shipped by Ground.
Some of our products are sold on a "pre-arrival" or "futures" basis. These products are explicitly indicated as "pre-arrivals" or "futures" on our Website and newsletter. Biondivino will notify you by email when your "pre-arrivals" or "futures" have arrived and are ready to be shipped. You will be given the opportunity to coordinate the proper shipping address and method (we won't automatically ship out pre-arrival wines when they arrive).
Shipping Policy
Due to the restrictions of many state laws, we only ship wine to those states where direct shipment from a retailer is permitted by law; currently we ship to AK, CA, DC, ID, LA, MO, NE, NV, NH, NM, ND, OR, VA, WV and WY. This list is subject to change without notice. In addition, each state imposes limitations on the amount of wine any particular resident may receive by direct shipment. To ensure that you are able to order wine for direct shipment from our website, please consult the specific state requirements for your state.
Please note that all orders must be placed by persons who are at least 21 years old, and that age verification will be required upon receipt of your wine. No wine will be delivered to obviously intoxicated persons and any person unable to provide age verification will forfeit their right to receive the shipment until identification is produced. In such circumstances, the order may either be held in storage at a local depot of the shipping company until appropriate identification is produced, or shipped back to the winery. All associated costs will be the responsibility of and be charged to the customer.
Title to, and ownership of, all wine passes from Biondivino to the purchaser in the State of California and the purchaser takes all responsibility for shipping it from California to his/her home state. By arranging for transportation of the wine, Biondivino is providing a service to, and acting on behalf of the purchaser. By utilizing this service from Biondivino, purchaser is representing that he/she is acting in compliance with his/her local and state laws regarding the purchase, transportation and delivery of wine. The purchaser represents that he/she has obtained any required permission, paid any required fees, is working through properly licensed intermediaries where required, is legally entitled to take possession of wine and is legally entitled to take quantities ordered.
You will be charged the applicable sales tax, if any, assessed by your state for any shipment that Biondivino makes; otherwise California sales tax will be assessed on the sale. Shipping and handling costs are not included in the cost and will appear in the shopping cart before you complete your transaction. The carrier and service speed may vary by state and time of year, and Biondivino cannot take responsibility for the condition of any wine shipped by Ground.
Some of our products are sold on a "pre-arrival" or "futures" basis. These products are explicitly indicated as "pre-arrivals" or "futures" on our Website and newsletter. Biondivino will notify you by email when your "pre-arrivals" or "futures" have arrived and are ready to be shipped. You will be given the opportunity to coordinate the proper shipping address and method (we won't automatically ship out pre-arrival wines when they arrive).