Colombo Marsala Sweet (75cl, 18%)

Colombo Marsala Sweet is a DOC fortified wine from Trapani province in western Sicily, bottled at 18% ABV in a 750ml bottle. It is made from Inzolia, Catarratto and Grillo, with grape must blended with wine in copper kettles heated over a log fire before fortification and the addition of mistella and mosto cotto. The blend includes 10% Marsala Superiore Sweet aged at least four years, then matures for at least two years in Slavonian oak barrels. The nose opens with dried apricot and date, followed by vanilla, warm caramel and a subtle nuttiness. On the palate it is round and sweet, with ripe stone fruit, fig, vanilla and toasted almond, supported by full body and well-integrated alcohol. The finish is medium-long and gently warming, with lingering dried fruit, caramel and a toasty oak note.