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For their vintage-labeled Superiore Riservas, the wine is drawn off to be further aged, untopped, in individual barrels; that year of its going into barrel becomes the vintage date on the bottle. The Marsala DOC requires a minimum aging of only 4 years for Superiore Riserva; De Bartoli’s versions are from 10-20  years before bottling. They are semi-secco or \"semi-dry\" due to the original fortification with mistella (the must portion of it is naturally full of sugar). Residual sugar is usually in the 50-60-grams\/liter range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: the “Oro” in the name of the wine simply indicates that the grapes in the wine are all authorized white varieties (again, De Bartoli uses none except Grillo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Bowler Wine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247644786913,"sku":"27413","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/BartoliMarsala1988_bb319c3b-7733-4d46-8c41-8a579ee710b0.webp?v=1791235440"},{"product_id":"de-bartoli-2009-marsala-superiore-oro-riserva","title":"De Bartoli 2009 Marsala Superiore Oro Riserva (Arrives 10\/14)","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Grillo. All De Bartoli's marsala wines are pure Grillo, a rarity--as is its being organically farmed, estate-only, hand-harvested fruit. The bunches are gently pressed and the must fermented spontaneously with natural yeasts in wooden vats. The wine is first aged for a year in conical wooden vats called tini. From here, wine destined to become a Superiore is drawn off and fortified with a mistella, a combination of fresh Grillo must and distilled Grillo spirit, again all from De Bartoli fruit (another rarity). The fortified wine goes into a solera system of barrels of varying sizes and ages; there is no flor like in Jerez, and the barrels in this fractional blending system are never fully topped, so the aging of the wine in the system is oxidative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor their vintage-labeled Superiore Riservas, the wine is drawn off to be further aged, untopped, in individual barrels; that year of its going into barrel becomes the vintage date on the bottle. The Marsala DOC requires a minimum aging of only 4 years for Superiore Riserva; De Bartoli’s versions are from 10-20  years before bottling. They are semi-secco or \"semi-dry\" due to the original fortification with mistella (the must portion of it is naturally full of sugar). 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The bunches are harvested by hand into small bins, directly and gently pressed and fermented with native yeasts. Most of the wine is vinified and aged in stainless steel, with about 20% going into French oak for a year. The base for the Terzavia \"Cuvée VS\" is a multi-vintage blend goes into bottle with fresh must for a second fermentation and a measure of De Bartoli's aged, dry Vecchio Samperi for complexity. Cuvée VS spends at least 30 months on the lees before being disgorged by hand. Zero dosage. The current edition was bottled in 2021 and disgorged in 2023. -Bowler Wine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA nutty and rich sparkling Marsala! This wine is not trying to be Champagne, its not trying to be Franciacorta, but that makes it even more worth your attention. Totally unique and completely delicious. -ML\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50748837298401,"sku":"37340","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Bartoli-Terzavia.jpg?v=1791235526"},{"product_id":"de-bartoli-2023-zibibbo-terre-siciliane-bianco-integer","title":"De Bartoli 2023 Zibibbo Terre Siciliane Bianco Integer (Arrives 10\/14)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-description field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60 year old Zibibbo vines from organically farmed estate vines in the contrada of Bukurram on the island of Pantelleria (about 200 km. southwest of the Sicilian mainland, closer to Tunisia). The vines are bush-trained and grown on north-facing terraces of sandy, pebbly, poor, black volcanic soils. The selection of bunches is quite strict. A small portion of the berries are gently pressed and go into old oak barrels for a spontaneous fermentation, no sulfur and no temperature control and a 10-day maceration. That small segment of wine is aged for a year in barrel. But the main part of destemmed berries goes into clay amphorae. Here, the maceration is several months; the wine is racked off of the skins and continues aging in amphorae. The two wines are blended, bottled unfined and unfiltered and classified as IGT Terre Siciliane. \"Integer\" means \"whole\" and is  the root word of \"integrity\"--the Integer bottlings are so named to represent the De Bartolis' intention to express the fullest, most pure potential of native Sicilian white varieties vinified in the most traditional, low-tech way. -Bowler Wine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Zibibbo, also known as Moscato di Alexandria, is not the floral bomb you might expect. The volcanic terroir, and anfora aging makes a more restrained, pithy, and herbal expression. Deep golden hue. -ML\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group-wine-details field-group-div\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-code field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50749045244129,"sku":"37343","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Bartoli-Integer-Zibibbo.jpg?v=1791235662"},{"product_id":"de-bartoli-2023-passito-di-pantelleria-bukkuram-sole-dagosto","title":"De Bartoli 2023 Passito di Pantelleria Bukkuram Sole d'Agosto (Arrives 10\/14)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% Zibibbo. From very low, bush-trained, organically farmed vines on De Bartoli's estate in the contrada of Bukkuram on the island of Pantelleria. The vines average around 50 years old and are grow in light, sandy volcanic soils in a low-walled, windy clos. De Bartoli makes two dried-grape passito wines--the tradition on the island--one being \"Sole di Agosto\" and the other the longer-aged \"Padre della Vigna\". Harvest is manual and conducted in two stages. The earlier one takes place at normal ripeness; these bunches are dried on mats in the sun for two weeks. Several weeks later, riper bunches are harvested, direct-pressed and spontaneously fermented with indigenous yeasts. Then the sun-dried bunches are destemmed, and those raisins berries added to the later-harvest wine for a 3-month maceration. The wine is aged for 6 months in oak barrels and released as “Sole di Agosto” (\"sun of August”). Even with around 180 grams\/liter of residual sugar, it is a lighter, fresher style of sweet wine. In very special vintages, De Bartoli makes the rare “Padre della Vigna”  instead (see our website for details). Burnt orange, smoke, sea salt, and herbs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Bowler Wine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50749294346465,"sku":"37345","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Bartoli-bukkuram-sole.jpg?v=1791235638"},{"product_id":"de-bartoli-nv-vino-perpetuo-vecchio-samperi","title":"De Bartoli NV Vino Perpetuo Vecchio Samperi (Arrives 10\/14)","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Vecchio Samperi” is the starting and departure point for De Bartoli marsalas and in fact for its whole raison d’être. Marco De Bartoli first commercially released this wine in 1980, in homage to the very first, the true original marsala wine of the 18th century. Called stravecchio or “extra old”, it was made by the perpetuo method, aka in a sherry-like solera system and, notably, without fortification with a neutral spirit. Fortification was introduced later by British shippers to preserve the wine for sea travel and a long life beyond. Besides skipping this now-ubiquitous step in making his “Vecchio”, Marco adorned his wine with the name of the Samperi contrada, where the De Bartoli estate lies, to tie it directly to its terroir--a foreign concept in modern-day marsala production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarco's other main point of vinous rebellion was using only the Grillo grape, valued for its bright acidity and complexity, but commonly blended with other, lesser varieties in this commercialized category of wine. Still today, Vecchio Samperi is made exclusively with Grillo from the De Bartoli estate. The vines grow in sandy, marine-fossil-rich limestone soils and are farmed organically. Harvest is at the point of least 15% potential alcohol (key since it is not to be fortified) and done by hand. The bunches are gently pressed and the must fermented spontaneously with natural yeasts in wooden vats. The new wine goes into a fractional blending system of variously sized oak barrels, replacing the approximate 5% of the perpetual wine drawn off and bottled annually. The average age of the wine in the solera is 15 years. Though emphatically unfortified, Vecchio Samperi reaches around 16% due to the evaporation of water during its long life in wood. It finishes at 11-12 grams\/liter of residual sugar, drinking dry thanks to the keen acidity. 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