Alagna Vini
With nearly 50 hectares under vine in the Marsala, Marzara and Salemi communes, Baglio Baita Alagna is one of the few Marsala producers that continue to own and work their own vineyards. Founded in the early 1940s by Giuseppe Alagna, the vineyards continue to enable third-generation winemaker Ercole Alagna to produce true ‘alto grado’ Marsala from late-harvest, low-yielding old vines, farmed along organic lines, without irrigation. The winery is in the classic baglio style and is built over medieval grottos that extend down nearly 35 meters, several stories below street level. There, traditional Marsala varieties Grillo, Inzolia and Catarratto rest in a wide variety of ancient Slavonian and American oak barrels. Ostinato Marsala is Sotolon Selections’ decade-long collaboration with the Alagna family, founded on traditional methods that have largely been abandoned in the appellation. The results are a Marsala Fine Ambra Secco and Fine Ambra Dolce of great vinous character and unusual complexity, equally at home in the glass as they are in the pan.
Ostinato Marsala Fine Ambra Secco
Italy ➜ Sicily ➜ Marsala DOC 17.0% ABV
17.0% ABV • Fortified, Oxidative
Complex, balanced and refined, Ostinato Fine Ambra Secco is a dry Marsala produced in keeping with traditional methods now rarely seen in the appellation, especially in Fine expressions. It begins with a true ‘alto grado’ base wine, produced with low-yield, late-harvest Grillo, Inzolia and Catarratto old vines from Alagna's own vineyards. Its higher natural ABV means the wine is less reliant on fortification and is more expressive of Marsala’s indelible terroir. Extended aging well beyond the minimum Fine requirements produce a Marsala that resonates with deep vinous character and the oxidative profile that made the appellation famous.
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Ostinato Marsala Fine Ambra Dolce
Italy ➜ Sicily ➜ Marsala DOC 17.0% ABV
17.0% ABV • Fortified, Oxidative
Complex, balanced and refined, Ostinato Fine Ambra Dolce is a sweet Marsala produced in keeping with traditional methods now rarely seen in the appellation, especially in Fine expressions. It begins with a true ‘alto grado’ base wine, produced with low-yield, late-harvest Grillo, Inzolia and Catarratto old vines from Alagna's own vineyards. Its higher natural ABV means the wine is less reliant on fortification and is more expressive of Marsala’s indelible terroir. Extended aging well beyond the minimum Fine requirements produce a Marsala that resonates with deep vinous character and the oxidative profile that made the appellation famous.
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