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Vito Curatolo Arini Marsala Fine Secco
Vito Curatolo Arini Marsala Fine Secco
The Wine
This is a traditional, dry Marsala from the oldest family-owned producer of Marsala, now run by the fifth generation of Curatolos. The wine is a blend of 50% Grillo, 25% Catarratto, 25% Inzolia.
Tasting Notes: With balanced notes of roast almonds, dried figues, sultanas, with a touch of vanilla, it is pleasant and moderately dry on the palate. Served cool, it pairs perfectly with medium aged cheese and quince paste, almond biscotti, toasted almonds antipasti based on smoked salmon or almond cakes. 18% ABV
The Winery
Curatolo Arini is a venerable Marsala house with 135 years under its belt across four generations. Roberto and Sergio Curatolo, the grandson and great-grandson of founder Vito Curatolo, now run the day-to-day operations and Alberto Antonini serves as a consultant.
Curatolo Arini’s distinctive Marsala labels are exactly the same as originally designed 100 years ago by Ernesto Basile, an artist known as the father of the Sicilian “Liberty Style” aka Art Nouveau.
The family operates two separate facilities – One in Marsala which is filled door to door with large Slavonian oak barrels and used for all of their white and fortified wines, and a gorgeous, more contemporary facility in Caltanissetta where they craft all of their dry reds.
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